Dallas County, Texas

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Dallas County, Texas is among the highest in the country for total population (9th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (42nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,621,179	30,188,424	334,922,499	9th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,547	$78,476	$80,734	745th of 3,221
Median Age	34.1	35.6	38.9	3028th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.7%	33.8%	35.7%	442nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$303,000	$283,800	$332,700	611th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,565	$1,403	$1,413	210th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	13.8%	12.5%	1503rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.3%	5.2%	1256th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3,001.9	115.5	n/a	42nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	24.8%	17.6%	14.1%	64th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	1003rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	50.8%	62.6%	65.2%	3171st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.8	26.7	26.4	1036th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.7%	14.4%	15.1%	370th of 3,222
Uninsured	24.2%	n/a	n/a	81st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.1%	48.9%	46.9%	2701st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.2%	n/a	n/a	653rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41.3%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.1%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	70.6	67.1	61.4

Age in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	34.1	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.1%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.6%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.8%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	982,737	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.7	2.5
Family Households	62.4%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	39.6%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,559	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.3%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.8%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	1,064,965	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.6%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	36.8%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.7%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	49.2%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,798	$4,232	n/a

Education in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	18.1%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.3%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.9%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.7%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.8%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.4%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.9%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dallas County, Texas

Statistic	Dallas County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.7%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.6%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	16.2%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	57.1%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	33.7%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	28.8%	24.6%	16.7%

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