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Dallas Metro

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · 11 counties · 8,477,157 residents (2025 est.) · 8,676 sq mi
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Dallas is home to 7,985,590 people. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,829,373 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 35.6. 19% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 920 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,044, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Dallas

What changed most since 1990

  • Population3,984,437 → 7,985,590 (+100%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share70.3% → 41.9% (−28.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share12.8% → 29.7% (+16.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 67 metro and micro areas based in Texas

  • 3rd in household income$92,044
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree39.3%
  • 3rd in home value$353,895
  • 3rd in diversity score83.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
7,985,590
+55%since 2000
from 5,156,217 in 2000
8,477,157 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
920 / sq mi
+55%since 2000
from 594 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.6
+11%since 2000
from 32.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8,676 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.6M4.8M6.0M7.2M8.4M19902000201020202024Dallas
20248.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(508,938)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(544,218)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(586,870)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(570,936)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(524,293)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(1,188,358)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.5%(1,157,673)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(1,031,728)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.3%(904,642)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.5%(601,731)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(274,416)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(91,787)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$92,044
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,311 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,949
+94%since 2000
from $23,654 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.4%
+22.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
+1%since 2010
from 0.455 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration7.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical6.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$353,895
+98%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,325 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,617
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $647 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 60.2% in 2000
39.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.73 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.85 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.6%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.9%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 44.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+53%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
86
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58.9%(3,038,778)
Black13.7%(707,365)
Hispanic / Latino21.7%(1,117,552)
Asian3.8%(193,506)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.9%(3,349,247)
Black16%(1,280,443)
Hispanic / Latino29.7%(2,371,052)
Asian8.2%(655,385)
Other4.1%(329,463)
Diversity Score
84
+13%since 2009
from 74 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
42
−6%since 2020
from 45 in 2020
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
Mexican23%(1,838,097)
Central American2.7%(215,022)
Salvadoran1.3%(106,876)
South American1.1%(90,228)
Puerto Rican0.9%(70,610)
Honduran0.7%(53,290)
Guatemalan0.4%(35,004)
Cuban0.4%(30,660)
Venezuelan0.4%(30,546)
Spaniard0.4%(28,021)
Colombian0.3%(24,478)
Peruvian0.2%(13,541)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(10,191)
Dominican0.1%(9,926)
Ecuadorian0.1%(8,374)
Argentine0.1%(5,895)
Panamanian0.1%(4,761)
Costa Rican0.1%(3,975)
Chilean0%(3,354)
Bolivian0%(1,713)
Uruguayan0%(990)
Paraguayan0%(389)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.4%(272,886)
Vietnamese1.3%(100,707)
Chinese0.9%(69,155)
Korean0.5%(41,486)
Filipino0.5%(39,445)
Pakistani0.4%(34,148)
Nepalese0.3%(22,401)
Japanese0.1%(8,755)
Laotian0.1%(8,257)
Burmese0.1%(7,456)
Cambodian0.1%(6,952)
Bangladeshi0.1%(6,757)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0.1%(6,492)
Kazakh0.1%(4,573)
Thai0.1%(4,448)
Sri Lankan0%(2,243)
Indonesian0%(2,031)
Hmong0%(1,460)
Malaysian0%(1,265)
Bhutanese0%(849)
Uzbek0%(159)
Mongolian0%(107)
Okinawan0%(17)
Mien0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(7,353)
Samoan0%(3,916)
Chamorro0%(2,966)
Tongan0%(1,744)
Guamanian0%(391)
Fijian0%(178)
Ancestry
English9.2%(736,346)
German8%(638,897)
Irish6.4%(514,500)
American5%(395,704)
Subsaharan African2.5%(195,720)
Italian2.1%(167,404)
Scottish1.5%(123,266)
French1.4%(109,294)
Polish1%(77,518)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(62,690)
Arab0.8%(62,658)
Nigerian0.6%(50,098)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(43,297)
Dutch0.5%(42,567)
Swedish0.5%(40,588)
Czech0.4%(35,588)
British0.4%(31,305)
Welsh0.4%(28,717)
West Indian0.4%(28,212)
Ethiopian0.3%(22,745)
Russian0.3%(22,053)
Iranian0.2%(17,105)
Danish0.2%(15,850)
Lebanese0.2%(14,572)
Portuguese0.2%(14,409)
French Canadian0.2%(14,262)
Greek0.2%(13,871)
Hungarian0.2%(12,401)
Jamaican0.2%(11,782)
Ukrainian0.1%(10,561)
Brazilian0.1%(9,674)
Swiss0.1%(9,590)
Canadian0.1%(9,419)
Kenyan0.1%(8,655)
Egyptian0.1%(7,860)
Ghanaian0.1%(7,693)
Austrian0.1%(7,498)
Jordanian0.1%(6,956)
Romanian0.1%(6,279)
Palestinian0.1%(5,959)
Turkish0.1%(5,859)
Iraqi0.1%(5,272)
Finnish0.1%(5,095)
Haitian0.1%(4,900)
Croatian0.1%(4,478)
Lithuanian0.1%(4,345)
Slovak0.1%(4,093)
Belgian0%(3,927)
Syrian0.1%(3,797)
Moroccan0%(3,065)
Serbian0%(2,877)
Israeli0%(2,660)
Armenian0%(2,440)
Somali0%(2,380)
Slovene0%(1,907)
Bulgarian0%(1,763)
Guyanese0%(1,582)
Australian0%(1,507)
Barbadian0%(907)
Latvian0%(808)
Macedonian0%(587)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.3%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 28.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.6%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 79.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.4%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.9 min
+46%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.3%
−10.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.6%
+13.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 70.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.9%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
19.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
16.2%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+12.2 ptssince 2017
from 81.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 95.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
67.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 69.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
21.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 23.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.3%(1,129,785)
Married53.7%(1,672,774)
Widowed2%(63,330)
Divorced8%(250,284)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(1,025,505)
Married50.3%(1,624,024)
Widowed6.4%(207,855)
Divorced11.5%(372,007)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
16.2%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 56.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 66.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 24.5% 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)32.5%(105,699)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(93,048)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(88,106)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(10,866)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(1,644)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 325,572 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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Over time

Dallas, decade by decade

Dallas population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19903,984,437$79,052$185,58625.6%56.6
20005,156,217$88,007$179,11528.5%73.1
20106,366,542$82,961$208,46831.0%80.9
20207,637,387$90,602$280,69336.0%87.5
20247,985,590$92,044$353,89539.3%83.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

DallasCENTRAL1,329,491Fort WorthCENTRAL1,028,117ArlingtonCENTRAL402,134PlanoCENTRAL293,028IrvingCENTRAL257,076Garland249,625Frisco236,955McKinney236,001Grand Prairie209,434DentonCENTRAL169,431Mesquite150,693Lewisville139,006Carrollton134,562RichardsonCENTRAL118,542Allen113,447Mansfield84,444Flower Mound79,540North Richland Hills70,843Rowlett67,890Celina64,427Wylie63,842Little Elm62,727Euless60,008Burleson56,907DeSoto56,681Rockwall53,980GrapevineCENTRAL50,714Waxahachie50,090Cedar Hill49,801Bedford47,958

The 30 most populous of 216 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

11 component counties

Dallas CountyCENTRAL2,661,397Tarrant CountyCENTRAL2,248,466Collin CountyCENTRAL1,297,179Denton County1,069,346Ellis CountyCENTRAL240,867Johnson CountyCENTRAL218,048Kaufman County209,235Parker County184,767Rockwall CountyCENTRAL140,738Hunt County123,336Wise County83,778
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Pop 9,434,123
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Pop 7,904,627
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Income$83,674−9%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has about 7,985,590 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

The typical household in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns about $92,044 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX expensive?

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, the median home is worth about $353,895, and the typical rent is about $1,617 a month.

How educated are people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

About 39.3% of adults age 25 and over in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

About 10.5% of people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,001,153 residents, a change of about 100 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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