Get to know Dallas, TX

City snapshot

• Population: 1,299,553
• Median age: 33.4
• Median household income: $67,760
• Median home value: $295,300
• Median gross rent: $1,403
• Homeownership: 42.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
• Poverty rate: 17.2%
• Work from home: 14.0%

All census stories about Dallas

• Is Dallas growing? — Population change, median age and how your city's growth compares.
• Who lives in Dallas? — Age structure, where residents were born and the languages spoken at home.
• Can you afford to live in Dallas? — Income, home values, rent and how much of a paycheck housing takes.
• Who owns and who rents in Dallas? — The homeowner-renter split and how it's shifted since 2015.
• Households and housing in Dallas — Household size, vacancy, the age of the housing stock and who is cost-burdened.
• How long is the commute in Dallas? — Average travel time to work and how people here get there.
• How educated is Dallas? — College degrees, advanced degrees and how the local share compares.
• Who's struggling to get by in Dallas? — Poverty rate, household income and how many residents live below the line.
• Who works from home in Dallas? — Remote work since 2015, how it reshaped commuting and how your city compares.
• Veterans in Dallas — How many veterans live here, which eras they served in and what they earn.
• How does Dallas compare with America? — One profile: income, housing, education, poverty and commute versus the U.S.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
• Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
• data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
• ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most