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Dallas County

Texas · 2,613,539 residents · 873 sq mi
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Dallas County is a county of 2,613,539 people in Texas. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. The median age is 34.2, younger than the US median of 38.8. 24% of residents were born outside the United States. 394,640 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $193,900.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.8
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,613,539
+18%since 2000
from 2,218,899 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.2
+10%since 2000
from 31.1 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
873 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.8M2.0M2.2M2.5M2.7M19902000201020202024Dallas County
20242.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.4%(166,466)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(174,856)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.2%(188,290)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197%(183,242)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(191,663)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3416.6%(434,670)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414%(366,746)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.2%(320,151)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.1%(288,948)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747.1%(184,356)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.2%(82,999)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.2%(31,152)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,870
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,324 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,604
+49%since 2000
from $22,603 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
41.0%
+11.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 13.4% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.7%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade10.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services8.9%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade8.1%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance6.7%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration6.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$193,900
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $90,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,159
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $647 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
48.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2000
from 52.6% in 2000
51.2% rent
Persons per household
2.74 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.1
+15%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(983,317)
Black20.1%(445,716)
Hispanic / Latino29.9%(662,729)
Asian3.9%(87,495)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic27.7%(724,987)
Black21.6%(564,741)
Hispanic / Latino40.5%(1,057,835)
Asian6.9%(181,314)
Other2.4%(63,520)
Segregation Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican33%(866,139)
Central American4.2%(110,330)
Salvadoran2.5%(65,615)
Honduran0.8%(21,962)
South American0.7%(19,051)
Guatemalan0.6%(16,200)
Puerto Rican0.6%(14,564)
Cuban0.4%(9,191)
Spaniard0.2%(6,241)
Colombian0.2%(5,266)
Venezuelan0.2%(4,154)
Peruvian0.1%(3,380)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(3,092)
Argentine0.1%(2,737)
Dominican0.1%(2,345)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,696)
Panamanian0.1%(1,366)
Costa Rican0%(1,229)
Chilean0%(786)
Bolivian0%(635)
Uruguayan0%(225)
Paraguayan0%(133)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.4%(63,431)
Vietnamese1.3%(34,053)
Chinese0.6%(16,971)
Filipino0.5%(11,868)
Korean0.3%(8,698)
Pakistani0.3%(7,679)
Nepalese0.2%(4,581)
Burmese0.1%(3,783)
Japanese0.1%(2,884)
Bangladeshi0.1%(2,706)
Thai0.1%(2,255)
Laotian0.1%(2,102)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0.1%(1,908)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,539)
Indonesian0%(571)
Bhutanese0%(361)
Sri Lankan0%(265)
Malaysian0%(220)
Hmong0%(114)
Mongolian0%(64)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(912)
Samoan0%(517)
Tongan0%(83)
Fijian0%(45)
Ancestry
German5.3%(138,743)
English5%(130,038)
Irish4.3%(113,545)
American4.1%(108,763)
Subsaharan African2.5%(66,396)
Italian1.5%(38,174)
French1.1%(30,008)
Scottish1.1%(27,583)
Polish0.7%(19,217)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(17,983)
Nigerian0.5%(12,784)
Ethiopian0.5%(11,963)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
British0.5%(11,842)
Dutch0.4%(11,058)
Swedish0.4%(10,703)
Norwegian0.4%(9,412)
Czech0.3%(8,984)
West Indian0.3%(8,384)
Welsh0.3%(8,328)
Russian0.3%(7,299)
Greek0.2%(4,785)
French Canadian0.1%(3,756)
Jamaican0.1%(3,501)
Lebanese0.1%(3,417)
Danish0.1%(3,310)
Iranian0.1%(3,152)
Swiss0.1%(3,103)
Kenyan0.1%(2,994)
Iraqi0.1%(2,807)
Brazilian0.1%(2,705)
Hungarian0.1%(2,574)
Portuguese0.1%(2,539)
Austrian0.1%(2,401)
Canadian0.1%(2,335)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,229)
Arab0.1%(2,064)
Finnish0.1%(1,645)
Romanian0.1%(1,622)
Egyptian0.1%(1,358)
Haitian0.1%(1,342)
Belgian0.1%(1,321)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,316)
Turkish0%(1,235)
Palestinian0%(1,074)
Ghanaian0%(1,016)
Slovak0%(896)
Croatian0%(893)
Syrian0%(724)
Jordanian0%(715)
Bulgarian0%(713)
Armenian0%(710)
Moroccan0%(686)
Australian0%(672)
Slovene0%(438)
Israeli0%(427)
Somali0%(400)
Serbian0%(324)
Barbadian0%(272)
Guyanese0%(188)
Macedonian0%(185)
Latvian0%(184)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.5%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 27.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
80.3%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 75.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.0%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.0% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.6 min
+52%since 2000
from 18.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
76.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 77.7% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.7% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.9%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
36.5%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
24.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
20.8%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 27.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.4%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.9%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married41.9%(428,658)
Married48.3%(493,405)
Widowed1.9%(19,760)
Divorced7.8%(80,170)
Women 15+
Never married37.4%(394,007)
Married45.1%(475,919)
Widowed6.2%(65,299)
Divorced11.3%(119,186)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
20.8%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 27.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
48.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
10.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
11.7%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
18.5%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
57.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
28.6%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(21,336)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(19,251)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era32%(29,513)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7%(6,418)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.2%(2,061)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 92,201 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dallas County, Texas?

Dallas County, Texas has about 2,613,539 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dallas County, Texas?

The typical household in Dallas County, Texas earns about $61,870 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dallas County, Texas expensive?

In Dallas County, Texas, the median home is worth about $193,900, and the typical rent is about $1,159 a month.

How educated are people in Dallas County, Texas?

About 32.5% of adults age 25 and over in Dallas County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dallas County, Texas?

About 14.6% of people in Dallas County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dallas County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Dallas County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 760,729 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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