2024 population: 8,344,032 ( 705,774 from 2020)
Land area: 8675.1 square miles
Population density: 961.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	3,424,112	41.04%	0.8%
Black:	1,411,151	16.91%	12.8%
Indian:	29,017	0.35%	4.5%
Asian:	785,819	9.42%	33.9%
2+ races:	171,835	2.06%	20.5%
Hispanic:	2,522,098	30.23%	12.9%

Total non-White:	4,919,920	58.96%	16.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	426,050	13.9
Deaths:	237,137	7.8
Net Migration:	253,879	8.3
Net Immigration:	263,142	8.6

Change in White population:	28,518	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	677,256	8.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
7,638,258
3,395,594	44.46%
1,251,153	16.38%
27,767	0.36%
586,733	7.68%
142,595	1.87%
2,234,416	29.25%
4,242,664	55.54%

2010
6,426,214
3,248,509	50.55%
941,599	14.65%
25,032	0.39%
343,585	5.35%
99,655	1.55%
1,758,738	27.37%
3,177,705	49.45%

2000
5,204,126
3,081,734	59.22%
707,490	13.59%
21,433	0.41%
197,353	3.79%
69,155	1.33%
1,121,442	21.55%
2,122,392	40.78%

1990
4,018,778
2,833,934	70.52%
555,419	13.82%
18,517	0.46%
98,144	2.44%
n/a
512,764	12.76%
1,184,844	29.48%

1980
3,034,207
2,318,490	76.41%
421,591	13.89%
11,801	0.39%
28,893	0.95%
n/a
250,448	8.25%
715,717	23.59%

1970
2,428,720
1,944,565	80.07%
318,462	13.11%
6,370	0.26%
3,394	0.14%
n/a
148,805	6.13%
484,155	19.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
903,051	14.1
385,461	6.0
448,957	7.0
237,927	3.7

147,085	2.3
1,064,959	16.6

Number	Rate
2000's
926,814	17.8
315,212	6.1
327,598	6.3
335,861	6.5

166,775	3.2
1,055,313	20.3

Number	Rate
1990's
793,837	19.8
287,418	7.2
265,722	6.6
199,336	5.0

247,800	6.2
937,548	23.3

Number	Rate
1980's
669,379	22.1
240,213	7.9
589,601	19.4
n/a

515,444	17.0
469,127	15.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
319,603	13.2
n/a

373,925	15.4
231,562	9.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.3
1,948,983	12.2%
6,395,049	76.6%
890,705	5.6%

2,759,356
2.75

1,891,894	68.6%
1,405,754	74.3%
188,094	9.9%
867,462	31.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.7
1,785,825	27.8%
4,640,389	72.2%
571,599	8.9%

2,320,283
2.74

1,605,892	69.2%
1,177,080	73.3%
181,112	11.3%
714,391	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
1,456,926	28.0%
3,747,200	72.0%
411,611	7.9%

1,898,874
2.70

1,323,511	69.7%
1,022,617	77.3%
136,047	10.3%
575,363	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
1,093,625	27.2%
2,925,153	72.8%
328,513	8.2%

1,501,483
2.63

1,048,195	69.8%
839,730	80.1%
95,141	9.1%
453,288	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
887,181	29.2%
2,147,026	70.8%
254,885	8.4%

1,098,342
2.72

802,455	73.1%
670,259	83.5%
67,680	8.4%
295,887	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	109,173	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	72,546	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	65,629	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	80,885	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	87,743	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	92,492	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	90,674	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	95,155	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	98,113	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	189,222	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	265,318	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	361,630	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	286,716	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	217,251	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	277,434	10.1%
$200,000 or more	369,375	13.4%

Median Household Income	85,084
Per Capita Income	42,364

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	93,310	3.4%
Public Assistance	49,524	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	250,274	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,657,502	74.2%
Unemployed	133,078	3.7%
In Armed Forces	4,678	0.1%

Total Labor Force	2,795,258	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	787,555	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,627,826	1,249,264	56.6%
Non-Profit	81,974	141,423	36.7%
Self-Employed	243,818	147,668	62.3%

Local Government	98,180	158,914	38.2%
State Government	37,394	59,873	38.4%
Federal Government	38,653	30,052	56.3%

Total Private + Self	1,871,644	1,396,932	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	256,201	390,262	39.6%
Total	2,127,845	1,787,194	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	753,586	19.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	844,046	21.5%
Professional, Technical	899,384	22.9%
Service Occupations	570,736	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,057	0.1%
All others	854,451	21.8%

White Collar		63.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	442,611	11.3%
Health care and social assistance	432,637	11.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	356,319	9.1%
Manufacturing	351,439	9.0%
Educational services	327,779	8.4%
Construction	323,670	8.3%
Finance and insurance	273,861	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	266,321	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	255,469	6.5%
Other services	191,983	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	175,265	4.5%
Wholesale trade	113,343	2.9%
Public administration	111,254	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	89,439	2.3%
Information	81,458	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	62,632	1.6%
Utilities	24,544	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	23,352	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10,454	0.3%
Management	8,373	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,795,650	23.40%
Puerto Rican	63,109	0.82%
Cuban	26,952	0.35%
Dominican	7,477	0.10%

Total Central American	190,968	2.49%
Costa Rican	3,329	0.04%
Guatemalan	32,693	0.43%
Honduran	41,235	0.54%
Nicaraguan	6,458	0.08%
Panamanian	4,722	0.06%
Salvadoran	101,559	1.32%
Other Central American	972	0.01%

Total South American	69,838	0.91%
Argentinean	5,610	0.07%
Bolivian	1,574	0.02%
Chilean	2,769	0.04%
Colombian	20,967	0.27%
Ecuadorian	6,341	0.08%
Paraguayan	393	0.01%
Peruvian	11,615	0.15%
Uruguayan	668	0.01%
Venezuelan	19,196	0.25%
Other South American	705	0.01%

Other Hispanic	101,437	1.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	227,038	2.96%
Vietnamese	94,017	1.23%
Chinese	65,979	0.86%
Korean	38,815	0.51%
Filipino	34,700	0.45%
Laotian	8,687	0.11%
Japanese	8,612	0.11%
Burmese	7,984	0.10%
Taiwanese	5,838	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,906,649	68.4%
Spanish	1,591,540	22.2%
Other Indo-European	174,656	2.4%
Other Asian	126,389	1.8%
Other	83,236	1.2%
Vietnamese	76,549	1.1%
Chinese	58,584	0.8%
Arabic	40,620	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	32,392	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	629,070	8.2%
German	618,281	8.1%
Irish	492,642	6.4%
American	427,103	5.6%
Italian	162,312	2.1%
European	117,134	1.5%
Scottish	113,851	1.5%
French	111,227	1.4%
Polish	79,162	1.0%
African	74,234	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	64,970	0.8%
British	46,320	0.6%
Dutch	45,309	0.6%
Norwegian	43,716	0.6%
Swedish	40,621	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,811,534	88.8%
Not a citizen	861,845	11.2%

Native	6,234,531	81.2%
Foreign-born	1,438,848	18.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
324,507	6.5%	323,050	6.5%	1,096,638	21.9%	1,371,685	27.4%	1,207,983	24.2%	673,750	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	324,507	6.5%
9-12 Years	323,050	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,096,638	21.9%
Some College	1,371,685	27.4%
Bach. Degree	1,207,983	24.2%
Grad Degree	673,750	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,566,430	4,332,482	233,948	5.1%
1991	4,625,302	4,329,728	295,574	6.4%
1992	4,700,494	4,373,562	326,932	7.0%
1993	4,762,760	4,471,172	291,588	6.1%
1994	4,899,624	4,634,564	265,060	5.4%
1995	5,005,564	4,766,740	238,824	4.8%
1996	5,132,540	4,923,554	208,986	4.1%
1997	5,300,552	5,104,808	195,744	3.7%
1998	5,442,448	5,260,098	182,350	3.4%
1999	5,600,548	5,424,308	176,240	3.1%

2000	5,705,326	5,500,196	205,130	3.6%
2001	5,793,104	5,523,084	270,020	4.7%
2002	5,843,200	5,465,468	377,732	6.5%
2003	5,852,150	5,463,176	388,974	6.6%
2004	5,906,872	5,562,942	343,930	5.8%
2005	6,022,748	5,704,708	318,040	5.3%
2006	6,117,024	5,820,846	296,178	4.8%
2007	6,163,628	5,896,062	267,566	4.3%
2008	6,241,464	5,933,006	308,458	4.9%
2009	6,330,714	5,838,830	491,884	7.8%

2010	6,556,164	6,023,946	532,218	8.1%
2011	6,690,298	6,167,822	522,476	7.8%
2012	6,767,996	6,325,430	442,566	6.5%
2013	6,878,342	6,455,208	423,134	6.2%
2014	7,003,776	6,646,794	356,982	5.1%
2015	7,110,374	6,819,344	291,030	4.1%
2016	7,347,440	7,062,726	284,714	3.9%
2017	7,551,788	7,270,840	280,948	3.7%
2018	7,711,440	7,437,752	273,688	3.5%
2019	7,884,492	7,625,684	258,808	3.3%

2020	7,906,416	7,347,152	559,264	7.1%
2021	8,163,286	7,749,868	413,418	5.1%
2022	8,441,372	8,144,990	296,382	3.5%
2023	8,682,942	8,362,046	320,896	3.7%
2024	8,977,804	8,627,602	350,202	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,963,281
Median Value	$295,195

Occupied	2,759,356	93.1%
Vacant	203,925	6.9%

Owned	1,653,880	59.9%
Rented	1,105,476	40.1%
Median Rent	$1,419

Single-Family Units	1,953,728	65.9%
Detached	1,861,574	62.8%
Attached	92,154	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	772,092	26.1%
Mobile Homes	96,744	3.3%

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area