COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Dallas County

Texas · 2,218,899 residents · 873 sq mi

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Dallas County is a county of 2,218,899 people in Texas. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The median age is 31.1, younger than the US median of 35.2. 366,089 more people live here than in 1990. Median home value sits at $90,800. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 35.2

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,218,899

+20%since 1990

from 1,852,810 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

+1%since 1990

from 30.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

873 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.6M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.2%(181,951)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.9%(175,763)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(165,025)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.3%(161,126)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.8%(172,678)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3418%(399,345)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.4%(364,860)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412%(265,493)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646.9%(153,786)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.4%(98,454)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.7%(60,064)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.9%(20,354)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,324

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $31,605 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,603

+39%since 1990

from $16,243 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.4%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 13.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,800

−12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $78,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$647

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $448 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

52.6%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 51.7% in 1990

47.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.1%(1,243,151)

Black20%(369,883)

Hispanic / Latino16.6%(307,542)

Asian2.8%(51,144)

2000

White, non-Hispanic44.3%(983,317)

Black20.1%(445,716)

Hispanic / Latino29.9%(662,729)

Asian3.9%(87,495)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican32.3%(846,286)

Central American5.1%(133,072)

Salvadoran2.7%(70,411)

Honduran1.3%(35,278)

South American1.2%(32,242)

Guatemalan0.7%(18,941)

Puerto Rican0.7%(17,119)

Venezuelan0.4%(11,372)

Cuban0.4%(11,006)

Colombian0.3%(8,075)

Spaniard0.3%(6,924)

Nicaraguan0.2%(5,021)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(4,759)

Dominican0.1%(2,815)

Ecuadorian0.1%(2,805)

Argentine0.1%(2,294)

Panamanian0.1%(1,573)

Chilean0%(1,103)

Costa Rican0%(1,096)

Bolivian0%(1,027)

Uruguayan0%(416)

Paraguayan0%(216)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.9%(75,842)

Vietnamese1.4%(35,952)

Chinese0.6%(15,748)

Filipino0.4%(11,704)

Pakistani0.4%(9,335)

Korean0.3%(8,553)

Nepalese0.2%(5,663)

Burmese0.1%(2,854)

Japanese0.1%(2,424)

Cambodian0.1%(2,205)

Bangladeshi0.1%(2,161)

Kazakh0.1%(1,763)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0.1%(1,477)

Thai0.1%(1,351)

Taiwanese0.1%(1,346)

Sri Lankan0%(758)

Hmong0%(544)

Malaysian0%(389)

Indonesian0%(134)

Bhutanese0%(43)

Uzbek0%(42)

Singaporean0%(35)

Okinawan0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(1,424)

Native Hawaiian0%(1,202)

Chamorro0%(493)

Tongan0%(151)

Guamanian0%(34)

Fijian0%(30)

Marshallese0%(17)

Ancestry

English6.5%(169,254)

German5.1%(133,831)

Irish4.4%(115,742)

American3.6%(95,437)

Subsaharan African2.8%(73,420)

Italian1.5%(39,941)

Scottish1.1%(28,900)

French1%(26,757)

Nigerian0.7%(17,894)

Polish0.7%(17,387)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(16,387)

Ethiopian0.6%(16,077)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.6%(15,410)

West Indian0.4%(9,530)

Swedish0.4%(9,356)

Norwegian0.3%(9,100)

Dutch0.3%(9,062)

Czech0.3%(8,720)

British0.3%(7,099)

Welsh0.3%(6,806)

Russian0.2%(5,362)

Jamaican0.2%(4,168)

Iranian0.1%(3,738)

French Canadian0.1%(3,568)

Lebanese0.1%(3,401)

Danish0.1%(3,356)

Portuguese0.1%(3,277)

Kenyan0.1%(2,959)

Greek0.1%(2,843)

Hungarian0.1%(2,803)

Ukrainian0.1%(2,721)

Swiss0.1%(2,672)

Turkish0.1%(2,313)

Austrian0.1%(2,129)

Brazilian0.1%(1,994)

Haitian0.1%(1,969)

Canadian0.1%(1,965)

Iraqi0.1%(1,824)

Syrian0.1%(1,672)

Croatian0.1%(1,659)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,604)

Egyptian0.1%(1,493)

Palestinian0.1%(1,478)

Romanian0.1%(1,369)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,340)

Jordanian0%(1,093)

Belgian0%(985)

Finnish0%(948)

Slovak0%(914)

Somali0%(892)

Moroccan0%(868)

Israeli0%(813)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(778)

Serbian0%(740)

Bulgarian0%(704)

Armenian0%(697)

Australian0%(458)

Slovene0%(438)

Guyanese0%(316)

Barbadian0%(307)

Latvian0%(218)

Cape Verdean0%(88)

Macedonian0%(33)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.0%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 26.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

75.0%

−2.2 ptssince 1990

from 77.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.0%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 8.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

−20%since 1990

from 22.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married33.8%(283,705)

Married55.8%(468,017)

Widowed1.7%(14,643)

Divorced8.7%(72,893)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(224,766)

Married53%(454,033)

Widowed8.2%(69,817)

Divorced12.6%(107,510)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.5%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 27.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(23,903)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(19,555)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.5%(23,300)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(3,346)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(619)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 81,776 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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