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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Dallas Metro

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · 11 counties · 7,637,387 residents · 8,676 sq mi
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With 7,637,387 people, Dallas is a metro area. 2,481,170 more people live here than in 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 35.3. About 36% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $74,752 a year at the median, 13% more than the country as a whole. The typical home is worth $231,588, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.8
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
7,637,387
+48%since 2000
from 5,156,217 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
880 / sq mi
+48%since 2000
from 594 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
35.3
+10%since 2000
from 32.0 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
8,676 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.6M4.8M6.0M7.2M8.4M19902000201020202024Dallas
20248.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.2%(477,244)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(529,358)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.6%(578,108)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.3%(560,898)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(523,885)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.6%(1,111,798)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.1%(1,077,767)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413%(991,214)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.5%(876,876)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747.4%(565,535)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.4%(257,195)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.1%(87,509)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,752
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,311 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,447
+54%since 2000
from $23,654 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
49.1%
+12.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 10%
Other services8.9%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing0.7%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$231,588
+57%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,325 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,198
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $647 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
58.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 60.2% in 2000
41.4% rent
Persons per household
2.82 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.85 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.1
+22%since 2009
from 2.5 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-Hispanic58.9%(3,038,778)
Black13.7%(707,365)
Hispanic / Latino21.7%(1,117,552)
Asian3.8%(193,506)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic42.8%(3,266,374)
Black15.7%(1,196,881)
Hispanic / Latino29.3%(2,235,234)
Asian7.9%(601,218)
Other3%(232,628)
Segregation Score
45
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
Mexican23.4%(1,758,882)
Central American2.2%(170,021)
Salvadoran1.2%(93,987)
Puerto Rican0.8%(57,840)
South American0.8%(56,028)
Honduran0.4%(33,572)
Guatemalan0.4%(27,950)
Spaniard0.3%(23,271)
Cuban0.3%(22,507)
Colombian0.2%(17,332)
Venezuelan0.2%(12,007)
Peruvian0.1%(10,961)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(7,130)
Nicaraguan0.1%(5,936)
Ecuadorian0.1%(5,408)
Argentine0.1%(5,093)
Panamanian0.1%(4,464)
Costa Rican0%(2,936)
Chilean0%(2,256)
Bolivian0%(1,232)
Uruguayan0%(884)
Paraguayan0%(242)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.7%(199,833)
Vietnamese1.2%(91,840)
Chinese0.9%(63,746)
Filipino0.5%(35,059)
Korean0.5%(34,214)
Pakistani0.4%(28,151)
Nepalese0.2%(13,590)
Laotian0.1%(9,620)
Burmese0.1%(7,944)
Japanese0.1%(7,369)
Cambodian0.1%(5,152)
Thai0.1%(5,004)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(4,931)
Taiwanese0.1%(4,828)
Indonesian0%(2,310)
Hmong0%(1,659)
Sri Lankan0%(1,188)
Malaysian0%(626)
Bhutanese0%(557)
Mongolian0%(106)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(4,776)
Chamorro0%(3,137)
Samoan0%(2,109)
Tongan0%(1,692)
Fijian0%(175)
Ancestry
German8.4%(623,234)
English7.2%(533,589)
Irish6.6%(487,942)
American6.1%(452,528)
Subsaharan African2.1%(157,747)
Italian2.1%(154,377)
French1.6%(118,625)
Scottish1.5%(112,950)
Polish1.1%(80,735)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(69,501)
British0.7%(50,382)
Dutch0.7%(50,019)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(44,392)
Swedish0.6%(42,709)
Czech0.5%(36,802)
Welsh0.5%(33,749)
Nigerian0.4%(28,344)
Russian0.3%(24,806)
West Indian0.3%(20,478)
French Canadian0.2%(17,212)
Ethiopian0.2%(16,775)
Danish0.2%(16,118)
Greek0.2%(15,116)
Iranian0.2%(14,990)
Hungarian0.2%(11,634)
Lebanese0.1%(10,923)
Swiss0.1%(10,301)
Portuguese0.1%(9,734)
Canadian0.1%(9,374)
Kenyan0.1%(8,239)
Austrian0.1%(7,903)
Jamaican0.1%(7,493)
Ukrainian0.1%(7,461)
Brazilian0.1%(7,254)
Iraqi0.1%(6,646)
Arab0.1%(6,589)
Egyptian0.1%(6,465)
Finnish0.1%(6,338)
Romanian0.1%(6,166)
Jordanian0.1%(4,898)
Lithuanian0.1%(4,836)
Turkish0.1%(4,402)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,395)
Palestinian0.1%(4,306)
Slovak0.1%(4,277)
Belgian0.1%(4,227)
Croatian0%(3,399)
Haitian0%(3,234)
Armenian0%(2,327)
Syrian0%(2,255)
Bulgarian0%(2,229)
Somali0%(2,133)
Serbian0%(1,896)
Australian0%(1,836)
Israeli0%(1,817)
Moroccan0%(1,670)
Slovene0%(1,521)
Guyanese0%(990)
Latvian0%(817)
Barbadian0%(650)
Macedonian0%(343)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.0%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 28.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
86.3%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.9% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.4 min
+49%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
78.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 80.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
69.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 70.1% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.4%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.6%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
18.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
16.2%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
95.0%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.7%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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: 8.8%
Employer-based
56.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
11.9%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
13.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
66.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
24.5%
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)25.1%(83,789)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(86,534)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era31.6%(105,597)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.9%(19,674)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.6%(5,433)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 334,467 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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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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Frequently asked

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has about 7,637,387 residents according to the 2020 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 $74,752 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 $231,588, and the typical rent is about $1,198 a month.

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

About 36.0% 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 11.0% 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 3,652,950 residents, a change of about 92 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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