Dallas, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,692

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

1.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.7%

5.65% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$91,050

11.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$257,800

30.2% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Dallas, PA is home to a population of 2.69k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.27% of Dallas, PA residents were born outside of the country (88 people).

In 2024, there were 19.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.34k people) in Dallas, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 118 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 73 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Dallas, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dallas, PA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dallas, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dallas, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.34k ± 119
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
118 ± 92
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
73 ± 77

2.86%

Hispanic Population

77 people

2.86% of the people in Dallas, PA are hispanic (77 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dallas, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

3.27%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

88 people

2.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

As of 2024, 3.27% of Dallas, PA residents (88 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, PA was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
61 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 21
Vietnam
8 ± 19

Dallas, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dallas, PA.

Economy

The economy of Dallas, PA employs 1.32k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dallas, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (287 people), Educational Services (196 people), and Manufacturing (136 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,781), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,750), and Construction ($97,614).

Employment

Occupations

1.32k

2024 Value

± 180

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dallas, PA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 1.32k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dallas, PA, are Management Occupations (125 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (121 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (115 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dallas, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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

1.32k

2024 Value

± 180

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dallas, PA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 1.32k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dallas, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (287 people), Educational Services (196 people), and Manufacturing (136 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dallas, PA, though some of these residents may live in Dallas, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,846

Median earning men ± $11,489

$50,260

Median earning women ± $17,832

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($98,068), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,688), and Public Administration ($78,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,250), Manufacturing ($95,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,543).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dallas, PA was $257,800 in 2024, which is 0.775 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $198,000 to $257,800, a 30.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Dallas, PA is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dallas, PA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dallas, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$257,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$38,923

$852

Median Property Taxes

±$139

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, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dallas, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.9%

Homeownership

2024

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Dallas, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dallas, PA 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.

$91,050

Median Household Income

± $19,366

1.12k

Number of Households

± 190

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.12k households in Dallas, PA grew to $91,050 from the previous year's value of $81,364.

The following chart displays the households in Dallas, PA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dallas, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.9%)
Worked At Home (15%)
Carpooled (3.27%)

In 2024, 78.9% of workers in Dallas, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who carpooled to work (3.27%).

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

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dallas, PA have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.33% of the workforce in Dallas, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dallas, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dallas, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dallas, PA (429 out of 2.57k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dallas, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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