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Dallas County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Dallas County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dallas County's economy produces $115,881 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $43,051, reflecting a high-output regional economy anchored by its 2.66 million residents. The labor force participation rate stands at 69.0%, with 34.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 4.9%. At a median age of 34.1 years, a foreign-born population share of 24.8%, and a median home value of $277,900, the county combines a relatively young, cost-accessible housing market with modest 5-year population growth of 0.7%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,656,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$76,547

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

Dallas County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone910,742 (34.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone587,065 (22.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race474,056 (18.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone353,767 (13.5%)
  • Asian Alone185,198 (7.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races85,287 (3.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish817,931
  2. 2.Other Indo-European51,783
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island40,353
  4. 4.Vietnamese29,059
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)13,361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

24.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

81,776

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$115,881

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance244,853
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services208,690
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)140,812
  4. 4.Construction (Group)132,157
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing122,888

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations530,908
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations268,244
  3. 3.Service Occupations203,553
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations189,365
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations140,185

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.51×)137,901
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.37×)121,129
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)96,923
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.24×)202,984
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.20×)36,476

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$277,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,469/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

50.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99992,282 (18.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99971,006 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99961,336 (12.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99953,950 (10.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99951,630 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99926,437 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,051

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone893,939 (68.4%)
  • Worked At Home204,461 (15.7%)
  • Carpooled149,799 (11.5%)
  • Walked20,228 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit18,364 (1.4%)
  • Other13,898 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.