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Total population: 1,279,910 (Urban population: 1,276,895, Rural population: 3,015 (27 farm, 2,988 nonfarm))

Dallas, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 484,053 (451,697 occupied: 195,227 owner occupied, 256,470 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  57%
State:  36%

Housing density: 1413 houses/condos per square mile



Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $196,765.


Median contract rent in 2007: $609 (lower quartile is $495, upper quartile is $775)


Housing units in Dallas with a mortgage: 112,429 (7,496 second mortgage, 6,459 home equity loan, 204 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61,139





Dallas,TX index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,400 (it was $87,400 in 2000)
Dallas:  $128,400
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,900 - $246,300

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $220,259
Here:  $220,259
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,390
Here:  $214,390
State:  $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $141,742
Here:  $141,742
State:  $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,931
Here:  $179,931
State:  $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $211,975
Here:  $211,975
State:  $158,654

Mobile homes: $28,590
Here:  $28,590
State:  $42,156

Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,167,024
  • In family households: 940,813 (179,963 male householders, 89,639 female householders)
    180,609 spouses, 340,803 children (319,139 natural, 7,102 adopted, 14,562 stepchildren), 34,325 grandchildren, 28,560 brothers or sisters, 10,540 parents, 42,375 other relatives, 33,999 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 226,211 (91,368 male householders (70,014 living alone)), 91,039 female householders (78,691 living alone)), 43,804 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 21,180 (15,476 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 97,052 2-persons, 60,959 3-persons, 50,861 4-persons, 30,372 5-persons, 15,685 6-persons, 14,673 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 148,705 1-person, 28,362 2-persons, 3,243 3-persons, 1,243 4-persons, 463 5-persons, 222 6-persons, 169 7-or-more-persons.

176,052 married couples with children.
86,766 single-parent households (15,397 men, 71,369 women).

62.9% of residents of Dallas speak English at home.
32.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 290,436 (24.4%)
(19.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.4
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dallas, Texas:
  • 1 room: 494
  • 2 rooms: 5,008
  • 3 rooms: 14,248
  • 4 rooms: 16,098
  • 5 rooms: 42,055
  • 6 rooms: 47,164
  • 7 rooms: 29,721
  • 8 rooms: 19,931
  • 9 or more rooms: 20,508



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas, Texas:
  • 1 room: 26,550
  • 2 rooms: 44,879
  • 3 rooms: 65,706
  • 4 rooms: 61,030
  • 5 rooms: 37,007
  • 6 rooms: 13,533
  • 7 rooms: 4,901
  • 8 rooms: 1,878
  • 9 or more rooms: 986



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 9,559
  • 1995 to 1998: 26,944
  • 1990 to 1994: 23,920
  • 1980 to 1989: 97,774
  • 1970 to 1979: 97,504
  • 1960 to 1969: 89,509
  • 1950 to 1959: 77,403
  • 1940 to 1949: 33,742
  • 1939 or earlier: 27,698


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dallas:
  • no bedroom: 3,621
  • 1 bedroom: 10,818
  • 2 bedrooms: 48,847
  • 3 bedrooms: 90,314
  • 4 bedrooms: 34,945
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6,682



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas:
  • no bedroom: 31,142
  • 1 bedroom: 114,230
  • 2 bedrooms: 83,633
  • 3 bedrooms: 23,460
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,473
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 532



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Dallas in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 9,295
  • 1 vehicle: 63,570
  • 2 vehicles: 87,152
  • 3 vehicles: 26,477
  • 4 vehicles: 6,540
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2,193



Cars and other vehicles available in Dallas in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 39,868
  • 1 vehicle: 144,167
  • 2 vehicles: 61,087
  • 3 vehicles: 8,959
  • 4 vehicles: 1,424
  • 5 or more vehicles: 965


Dallas, TX house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dallas, TX:

  • Less than $10,000: 1333
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 708
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1343
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1588
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1836
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2399
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2878
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 6971
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 10167
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 11479
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 12413
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 12755
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 12092
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 25812
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 18994
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 10449
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 10012
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 17866
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 13185
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 14984
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 8213
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 9489
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2700
  • $1,000,000 or more: 4300
 


Dallas rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dallas:

  • Less than $100: 4,295 people
  • $100 to $149: 2,705
  • $150 to $199: 2,304
  • $200 to $249: 2,355
  • $250 to $299: 3,004
  • $300 to $349: 4,492
  • $350 to $399: 7,558
  • $400 to $449: 12,834
  • $450 to $499: 21,383
  • $500 to $549: 26,279
  • $550 to $599: 25,124
  • $600 to $649: 22,335
  • $650 to $699: 19,334
  • $700 to $749: 16,422
  • $750 to $799: 13,080
  • $800 to $899: 17,362
  • $900 to $999: 10,689
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 10,663
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 5,424
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 3,521
  • $2,000 or more: 2,204
  • No cash rent: 4,483
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 115,834
  • 1990 to 1994: 58,517
  • 1985 to 1989: 36,898
  • 1980 to 1984: 33,960
  • 1975 to 1979: 20,487
  • 1970 to 1974: 11,740
  • 1970 to 1974: 5,636
  • 1965 to 1969: 7,364

Dallas, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.5%
Number of people working at home: 15,019 (2.8% of all workers)


Dallas travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 7598
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 35380
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 62825
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 86605
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 88169
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 32478
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 100597
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 14186
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 17906
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 40650
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 22681
  • 90 or more minutes: 12912
 


Dallas mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 380,265 (71%)
  • Carpooled: 95,437 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 26,623 (5%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 198 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 1,079 (0%)
  • Railroad: 880 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 41 (0%)
  • Taxi: 540 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 258 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 721 (0%)
  • Walked: 10,466 (2%)
  • Other means: 5,479 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 15,019 (3%)
 


Dallas, TX household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 47522
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 27270
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 31277
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 34389
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 34779
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 33241
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 29232
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 26424
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 21476
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 35494
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 38666
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 36030
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 19273
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 10205
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 10896
  • $200,000 or more: 15835
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 676612
 German: 50318
 English: 49961
 United States or American: 48183
 Irish: 38701
 Subsaharan African:: 17980
 Scotch-Irish: 13183
 Italian: 12854
 French (except Basque): 11022
 African: 10252
 Scottish: 10008
 Polish: 6828
 European: 5553
 Russian: 4698
 Swedish: 4326
 Dutch: 4131
 Norwegian: 4089
 Arab:: 3574
 British: 3470
 Ethiopian: 3006
 Czech: 2409
 Welsh: 2372
 Nigerian: 2365
 French Canadian: 2026
 Iranian: 1896
 Greek: 1678
 Yugoslavian: 1532
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1484
 Danish: 1299
 Hungarian: 1154
 Canadian: 1131
 Czechoslovakian: 1044
 Lebanese: 1027
 Swiss: 996
 Austrian: 969
 Eastern European: 848
 Jamaican: 783
 Arab/Arabic: 757
 Romanian: 723
 Ukrainian: 712
 South African: 666
 Israeli: 666
 Northern European: 559
 Lithuanian: 545
 Scandinavian: 527
 Portuguese: 499
 Belgian: 432
 Other Arab: 415
 Brazilian: 414
 Jordanian: 369
 Finnish: 366
 Kenyan: 361
 Croatian: 352
 Syrian: 287
 Slovak: 285
 Armenian: 279
 Turkish: 267
 Sierra Leonean: 264
 Australian: 240
 Other Subsaharan African: 239
 Celtic: 233
 West Indian: 229
 Zimbabwean: 222
 Egyptian: 218
 Albanian: 202
 Bulgarian: 199
 Moroccan: 193
 Acadian/Cajun: 177
 Ghanian: 172
 Iraqi: 168
 Serbian: 168
 Somalian: 167
 Palestinian: 140
 Dutch West Indian: 125
 Slovene: 123
 Slavic: 117
 Sudanese: 116
 Latvian: 111
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 86
 Basque: 83
 British West Indian: 73
 Cape Verdean: 71
 Afghan: 64
 Pennsylvania German: 63
 Belizean: 62
 Alsatian: 61
 Haitian: 60
 Barbadian: 49
 Guyanese: 48
 Icelander: 47
 New Zealander: 46
 Maltese: 45
 Zairian: 40
 Ugandan: 34
 Estonian: 30
 Carpatho Rusyn: 27
 German Russian: 27
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 11
 Luxemburger: 7
 Macedonian: 6
 Other West Indian: 6
 Liberian: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (72%)
  • El Salvador (4%)
  • Vietnam (2%)
  • India (2%)
  • Honduras (1%)
  • Guatemala (1%)
  • Korea (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 639103
  • Northeast: 33105
  • Midwest: 70696
  • South: 107646
  • West: 37908

47% of Dallas residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15,486
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8,220
  • 5th and 6th grade: 23,443
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14,019
  • 9th grade: 15,439
  • 10th grade: 10,213
  • 11th grade: 10,403
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 17,119
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 65,152
  • Less than 1 year of college: 17,842
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 44,297
  • Associate degree: 14,093
  • Bachelor's degree: 67,650
  • Master's degree: 22,875
  • Professional school degree: 12,901
  • Doctorate degree: 4,093


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11,901
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5,972
  • 5th and 6th grade: 18,007
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13,269
  • 9th grade: 13,913
  • 10th grade: 10,976
  • 11th grade: 11,873
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 17,166
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 79,171
  • Less than 1 year of college: 24,476
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 52,205
  • Associate degree: 16,503
  • Bachelor's degree: 65,025
  • Master's degree: 21,909
  • Professional school degree: 6,516
  • Doctorate degree: 2,035


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.2%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.5%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.2%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $62,501
  • Black householders: $29,848
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,324
  • Asian householders: $51,000
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $75,333
  • Some other race householders: $33,830
  • Two or more races householders: $42,389
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,226

Dallas household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dallas household income for Black householders

Dallas household income for Asian householders

Dallas household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Dallas household income for Some other race householders

Dallas household income for Two or more races householders

Dallas household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dallas marital status for males

Dallas marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,337
  • Black or African American householders: $88,293
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,884
  • Asian householders: $174,970
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $127,959
  • Some other race householders: $83,739
  • Two or more races householders: $98,724
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $86,824

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 215,112
  • One, attached: 19,179
  • Two: 10,084
  • 3 or 4: 26,413
  • 5 to 9: 45,225
  • 10 to 19: 42,625
  • 20 to 49: 32,371
  • 50 or more: 86,994
  • Mobile homes: 5,639
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 411

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dallas:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (78%)
  • Utility gas (21%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13,827
Here:  10.0%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6,166
Here:  10.1%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9,549
Here:  22.4%
Texas:  15.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)


 

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