Duncanville, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

39,683

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.2

2.69% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.6%

6.46% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$76,457

7.11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$255,500

6.81% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Duncanville, TX is home to a population of 39.7k people, from which 90% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.3% of Duncanville, TX residents were born outside of the country (6.48k people).

In 2024, there were 1.33 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.6k people) in Duncanville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.75k White (Non-Hispanic) and 7.66k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90%

2024 Citizenship

90.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90% of Duncanville, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Duncanville, TX was 90.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Duncanville, TX

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.6k ± 1.76k
White (Non-Hispanic)
8.75k ± 989
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
7.66k ± 1.22k

44.3%

Hispanic Population

17.6k people

44.3% of the people in Duncanville, TX are hispanic (17.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Duncanville, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

16.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.48k people

15.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.32k people

As of 2024, 16.3% of Duncanville, TX residents (6.48k 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 Duncanville, TX was 15.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
648 ± 162
Gulf War (2001-)
415 ± 230
Gulf War (1990s)
233 ± 134

Duncanville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Duncanville, TX.

Economy

The economy of Duncanville, TX employs 17.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Duncanville, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,215 people), Retail Trade (1,666 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,582 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($72,212), Information ($64,063), and Utilities ($56,176).

Employment

Occupations

17.7k

2024 Value

± 1,158

0.992%

1 Year growth

± 9.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Duncanville, TX grew at a rate of 0.992%, from 17.5k employees to 17.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Duncanville, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,454 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,414 people), and Management Occupations (1,366 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Duncanville, 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

17.7k

2024 Value

± 1,158

0.992%

1 Year growth

± 9.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Duncanville, TX grew at a rate of 0.992%, from 17.5k employees to 17.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Duncanville, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,215 people), Retail Trade (1,666 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,582 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Duncanville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Duncanville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,605

Median earning men ± $3,321

$40,682

Median earning women ± $3,148

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,332), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,763).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($120,972), Public Administration ($66,161), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,688).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Duncanville, TX was $255,500 in 2024, which is 0.768 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $239,200 to $255,500, a 6.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Duncanville, TX is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Duncanville, TX have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Duncanville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$255,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,524

$8,728

Median Property Taxes

±$706

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

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

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Duncanville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Duncanville, 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.

$76,457

Median Household Income

± $7,427

13.2k

Number of Households

± 1,005

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.2k households in Duncanville, TX grew to $76,457 from the previous year's value of $71,381.

The following chart displays the households in Duncanville, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Duncanville, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.5%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in Duncanville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Duncanville, TX have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in Duncanville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Duncanville, TX (4.18k out of 39.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower 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 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Duncanville, TX is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

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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