Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX

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2024 Population

106,232

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

21.9%

1.79% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,533

1.11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$231,100

10.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

42,338

0.927% 1-year decline

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45.1% of the households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.7% of the residents in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was $231,100, and the homeownership rate was 54.9%.

Most people in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX borders Dallas County (Southeast)--Dallas City (Southeast) PUMA, TX, Dallas City (East Central)--South of I-30 & East of I-35E PUMA, TX, Dallas City (West Central)--East of Loop TX-12 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX, Dallas County (South)--DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX, Dallas County (Southwest)--Cedar Hill & Duncanville Cities PUMA, TX, and Dallas County (West)--Grand Prairie (Central) & Dallas (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX is home to a population of 106k people, from which 85.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 21.1% of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (22.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.75 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.9k people) in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22.2k Other (Hispanic) and 20.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX are Spanish (42,756 households), Portuguese (294 households), and Other Indo-European Languages (187 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

56,816

Women

53.5%

49,431

Men

46.5%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 106,247 inhabitants, with 46.5% men, and 53.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX.

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Citizenship

85.7%

2024 Citizenship

84.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.7% of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was 84.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
38.9k ± 2.6k
Other (Hispanic)
22.2k ± 2.4k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
20.3k ± 3.18k

52.8%

Hispanic Population

56.1k people

52.8% of the people in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX are hispanic (56.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
17,203 ± 2,948 people
Honduras
968 ± 760 people
El Salvador
871 ± 722 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 17,203 Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX residents, followed by Honduras with 968 and El Salvador with 871.

Foreign-Born Population

21.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

22.4k people

21.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23.1k people

As of 2024, 21.1% of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX residents (22.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was 21.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
42,756 households (43.6%)
Portuguese
294 households (0.299%)
Other Indo-European Languages
187 households (0.19%)

45.1% of the households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was Spanish. 43.6% of the households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,639 ± 394
Gulf War (2001-)
588 ± 268
Gulf War (1990s)
499 ± 248

Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX.

Health

76.4% of the population of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 30.8% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 0.857% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,657 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.5% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

23.6%

Uninsured

30.8%

Employer Coverage

22.7%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

0.857%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX declined by 3.86% from 24.6% to 23.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX employs 42.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX were Construction (4,009 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,339 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,485 people), and the highest paying industries were Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($242,627), Legal services ($96,047), and Wired telecommunications carriers ($86,428).

Males in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.16 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,585. The income inequality in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.41, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

20,698

Women

48.9%

21,640

Men

51.1%

The workforce of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX in 2024 was 42,338 people, with 48.9% woman, and 51.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

42.3k

2024 Value

−0.927%

1 Year decline

± −0.927%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.927%, from 42.7k employees to 42.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,159 people), Customer service representatives (1,427 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,247 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

42.3k

2024 Value

−0.927%

1 Year decline

± −0.927%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.927%, from 42.7k employees to 42.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX, are Construction (4,009 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,339 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,485 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,670

Median earning men ± $1,906

$32,631

Median earning women ± $2,092

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($62,665), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,766), and Wholesale Trade ($53,048).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,875), Public Administration ($44,674), and Construction ($41,324).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 4.92% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 4.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (24k), Some college (16.8k), and Secondary Education (16.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was $231,100 in 2024, which is 0.695 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $209,200 to $231,100, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX is 54.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$231,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,931

$20,266

Median Property Taxes

±$1,203

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.9%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.9% of the housing units in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,533

Median Household Income

± $2,715

36.9k

Number of Households

± 1,973

In 2024, the median household income of the 36.9k households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX grew to $53,533 from the previous year's value of $52,945.

The following chart displays the households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.41

2024 Wage GINI in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX

0.403

2023 Wage GINI in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX

In 2024, the income inequality in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was 0.41 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.63% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.2%)
Carpooled (17.3%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)

In 2024, 65.2% of workers in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.3%) and those who worked at home (11.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.08% of the workforce in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX (23k out of 105k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E PUMA, TX is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.