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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (14.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.9%), Manufacturing (11.9%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Dallas County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Detached houses: $209,103Here:$209,103State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $201,140Here:$201,140State:$170,403 In 2-unit structures: $142,644Here:$142,644State:$137,980 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $170,185Here:$170,185State:$142,391 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $191,638Here:$191,638State:$168,745 Mobile homes: $31,504Here:$31,504State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $42,868Here:$42,868State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 50.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 49.0%
Obama (Democratic): 57.6% McCain (Republican): 42.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,967 (2.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,686 (1.5%)
Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dallas County is $607 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.
Cities in this county include: Dallas, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Carrollton, Richardson, Rowlett, DeSoto, Duncanville.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Lead: 0.06 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.120 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 31 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 54 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 27 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.
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Notable location: Gravel Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Dallas County include: Fellowship Holiness Church (A), Cottonwood Church (B), Wayside Church (C), Wayside Missionary Baptist Church (D), Mount Zion Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sand Branch Cemetery (1), Pruitt Cemetery (2), Cottonwood Cemetery (3), Carver Memorial Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cottonwood Creek (A), South Mesquite Creek (B), Tenmile Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D), Gravel Slough (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable location: Gravel Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Dallas County include: Fellowship Holiness Church (A), Cottonwood Church (B), Wayside Church (C), Wayside Missionary Baptist Church (D), Mount Zion Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sand Branch Cemetery (1), Pruitt Cemetery (2), Cottonwood Cemetery (3), Carver Memorial Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cottonwood Creek (A), South Mesquite Creek (B), Tenmile Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D), Gravel Slough (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Collin County , Denton County , Ellis County , Kaufman County , Rockwall County , Tarrant County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 108,942 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 463,574 (22% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.2%
Housing units in Dallas County with a mortgage: 274,509 (16,439 second mortgage, 14,758 home equity loan, 373 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 111,643
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Dallas County (%):
7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,163 average adjusted gross income)
0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)Dallas County:0.18%Texas average:0.20% 4.45% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,754 average AGI) 2.88% relocated from other states ($17,059 average AGI)Dallas County:2.88%Texas average:3.06%
7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,794 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($691 average AGI)Dallas County:0.08%Texas average:0.11% 5.76% relocated to other counties in Texas ($34,683 average AGI) 2.07% relocated to other states ($14,420 average AGI)Dallas County:2.07%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 212,737 (182,026 aged, 30,711 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 113.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 91.8. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
389,658 spouses, 679,564 children (628,245 natural, 14,688 adopted, 36,631 stepchildren), 54,042 grandchildren, 44,034 brothers or sisters, 19,790 parents, 67,682 other relatives, 56,193 non-relatives
Size of family households: 189,684 2-persons, 125,350 3-persons, 111,213 4-persons, 60,538 5-persons, 28,514 6-persons, 22,810 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 220,026 1-person, 41,425 2-persons, 5,284 3-persons, 2,130 4-persons, 693 5-persons, 313 6-persons, 288 7-or-more-persons.
67.5% of residents of Dallas County speak English at home. 26.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all). 2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Dallas County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 234.57 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Year house built
49% of Dallas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,000
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $57,306,000
Regular Highways: $3,058,000
Parking Facilities: $2,503,000
General Public Buildings: $32,797,000
Regular Highways: $20,747,000
Parking Facilities: $3,826,000
Sewerage: $963,000
Housing and Community Development: $956,000
General - Other: $358,000
Correctional Institutions: $74,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $69,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $54,000
Police Protection: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $80,301,000
Correctional Institutions: $74,393,000
Health - Other: $41,770,000
General - Other: $35,725,000
Central Staff Services: $34,310,000
Police Protection: $31,792,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,901,000
General Public Buildings: $24,458,000
Corrections - Other: $24,156,000
Regular Highways: $17,555,000
Financial Administration: $15,941,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,580,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,402,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,693,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,316,000
Libraries: $674,000
Solid Waste Management: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $101,000
Total Federal Securities: $32,672,000
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $26,552,000
Local Employee Contribution: $13,188,000
From Parent Local Government: $13,147,000
Benefit Payments: $9,754,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $9,375,000
Withdrawals: $3,622,000
Other Investments - Other: $2,025,000
All Other: $113,000
Interest Earnings: $29,425,000
Fines and Forfeits: $24,379,000
General Revenue, NEC: $18,236,000
Rents: $2,091,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $177,731,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,960,000
General - Other: $6,064,000
Regular Highways: $4,936,000
General Public Building: $2,906,000
Police Protection: $443,000
Health - Other: $428,000
Central Staff Services: $231,000
Financial Administration: $210,000
Libraries: $56,000
Corrections - Other: $21,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $13,000
All Other: $37,696,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,971,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,505,000
Highways: $233,000
Motor Vehicle License: $39,835,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,130,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,955,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $435,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $28,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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