Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Population

7.54M

1.89% 1-year growth

Median Age

35.1

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Median Household Income

$69,445

3.06% 1-year growth

Median Property Value

$238,800

11.1% 1-year growth

Number of Employees

3.82M

2.89% 1-year growth

About

In 2018, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX had a population of 7.54M people with a median age of 35.1 and a median household income of $69,445. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grew from 7.4M to 7.54M, a 1.89% increase and its median household income grew from $67,382 to $69,445, a 3.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.6%), White (Hispanic) (22%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.05%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.6%). 32.3% of the people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX speak a non-English language, and 88.2% are U.S. citizens.

In 2018, the median property value in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was $238,800, and the homeownership rate was 59.1%. Most people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was 2 cars per household.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX borders N/A.

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Civics

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Diversity

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is home to a population of 7.54M people, from which 88.2% are citizens. As of 2018, 17.6% of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.33M people).

In 2018, there were 2.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.44M people) in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.66M White (Hispanic) and 1.18M Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common foreign languages spoken in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are Spanish (1,633,704 speakers), Vietnamese (72,908 speakers), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (52,996 speakers).

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.44M ± 3.56k
White (Hispanic)
1.66M ± 21.1k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.18M ± 7.92k

29%

Hispanic Population

2.19M people

29% of the people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are hispanic (2.19M people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX as a share of the total population.

Non-English Speakers

Most Common Languages

Spanish
1,633,704 speakers (23.3%)
Vietnamese
72,908 speakers (1.04%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
52,996 speakers (0.755%)

32.3% of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.9%. In 2018, the most common non-English language spoken in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was Spanish. 23.3% of the overall population of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are native Spanish speakers. 1.04% speak Vietnamese and 0.755% speak Spanish, the next two most common languages.

Heritage

Foreign-Born Population

17.6%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

1.33M people

17.4%

2017 Foreign-Born Population

1.29M people

As of 2018, 17.6% of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX residents (1.33M people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2017, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was 17.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Age by Nativity

Median Native-Born Age

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Median Foreign-Born Age

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In 2018, the median age of all people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was 35.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 32, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 42. But people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are getting getting older. In 2017, the average age of all Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX residents was 35.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

In N/A, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was N/A, the natal country of N/A Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX residents, followed by N/A with N/A and N/A with N/A.

Citizenship

88.2%

2018 Citizenship

87.9%

2017 Citizenship

As of 2018, 88.2% of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2017, the percentage of US citizens in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was 87.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
105,638 ± 3,988
Gulf War (2001-)
86,788 ± 6,631
Gulf War (1990s)
65,355 ± 5,339

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

Median household income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $69,445. In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was N/A with a value of N/A, followed by N/A and N/A, with respective values of N/A and N/A.

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The economy of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX employs 3.82M people. The largest industries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are Retail Trade (442,926 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (420,139 people), and Manufacturing (341,856 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,760), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,364), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($70,430).

Wages

Median Household Income

$69,445

2018 value

± $956

3.06%

1 Year Growth

± 1.7%

Households in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX have a median annual income of $69,445, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $67,382 in 2017, which represents a 3.06% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

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Average Female Salary in N/A

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This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the N/A occupations in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX by number of full-time employees.

Wage by Race and Ethnicity in Common Jobs

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was N/A with a value of N/A, followed by N/A and N/A, with respective values of N/A and N/A.

The following map shows all of the counties in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Poverty by Age and Gender

Females 25 - 34

Largest Demographic Living in Poverty

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (903k out of 7.17M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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.

Poverty by Race and Ethnicity

Largest Race or Ethnicity Living in Poverty

White
545,264 ± 6,329
Hispanic
399,200 ± 5,329
Black
207,956 ± 3,863

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

Occupations

Employment by Occupations

3.82M

2018 Value

± 37,776

2.89%

1 Year growth

± 1.33%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grew at a rate of 2.89%, from 3.71M employees to 3.82M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (442,140 people), Management Occupations (422,187 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (416,486 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

Most Common

The most common jobs held by residents of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (442,140 people), Management Occupations (422,187 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (416,486 people).

Most Specialized

Compared to other MSAs, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has an unusually high number of residents working as Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1.27 times higher than expected), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1.25 times), and Material Moving Occupations (1.22 times).

Highest Paid

The highest paid jobs held by residents of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, by median earnings, are Legal Occupations ($87,584), Computer & Mathematical Occupations ($81,496), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations ($80,984).

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.82M

2018 Value

± 37,776

2.89%

1 Year growth

± 1.33%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grew at a rate of 2.89%, from 3.71M employees to 3.82M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, are Retail Trade (442,926 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (420,139 people), and Manufacturing (341,856 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, though some of these residents may live in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Most Common

The most common industries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, by number of employees, are Retail Trade (442,926 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (420,139 people), and Manufacturing (341,856 people).

Most Specialized

Compared to other MSAs, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has an unusually high number of Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1.64 times higher than expected), Management of Companies & Enterprises (1.45 times), and Finance & Insurance (1.4 times) industries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, by median earnings, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,760), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,364), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($70,430).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was $238,800 in 2018, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $229,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $214,900 to $238,800, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 59.1%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property Value

$238,800

2018 Median

± $2,397

$214,900

2017 Median

± $2,144

In 2018, the median property value in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grew to to $238,800 from the previous year's value of $214,900.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k - $400k range.

Household Income

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

$69,445

Median Household Income

± $956

2.62M

Number of Households

± 27,343

In 2018, the median household income of the 2.62M households in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grew to $69,445 from the previous year's value of $67,382.

The following chart displays the households in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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.

Property Taxes

$3k+

Average Range

This chart shows the households in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

Rent vs Own

59.1%

2018 Homeownership

59.7%

2017 Homeownership

In 2018, 59.1% of the housing units in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.7%.

This percentage of owner-occupation is lower than the national average of 63.9%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.2% of the workforce in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2018

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Carpooled (9.54%)
Worked At Home (5.75%)

In 2018, 80.8% of workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.54%) and those who worked at home (5.75%).

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.

Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Health

83.5% of the population of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has health coverage, with 51.6% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 8.21% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 1.26% on military or VA plans.

Behavioral Health Conditions

Data only available at the state level.

State with the Highest Prevalence

West Virginia
8.26% of the population affected
Arkansas
8.13% of the population affected
New Hampshire
7.98% of the population affected

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Access and Quality

Data only available at state level.

Most prevalent states

Mississippi
19.2% of adults
Texas
17.9% of adults
Louisiana
17.6% of adults

In 2016, Mississippi had the highest prevalence of adults who haven't seen a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost, at 19.2%. It is followed by Texas (17.9%) and Louisiana (17.6%).

The following map shows the prevalence of adults who haven't seen a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost by state over multiple years.

Health Care Coverage

16.5%

Uninsured

51.6%

Employer Coverage

12.5%

Medicaid

8.21%

Medicare

10%

Non-Group

1.26%

Military or VA

Between 2016 and 2017, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX grew by 5.84% from 15.6% to 16.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Risks

Data available at the county level.

Most at risk counties

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