Dallas, Texas demographics

Dallas, TX demographics: median age 33.4; 38.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dallas city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4819000. The survey estimates a population of 1,307,930 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dallas is 33.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 533,915 households (±3,299). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.4 ±0.3	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,307,930
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	313,040 ±4,860	23.9% ±0.4 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	373,282 ±4,896	28.5% ±0.4 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	467,317 ±5,748	35.7% ±0.4 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	154,291 ±3,060	11.8% ±0.2 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,307,930
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	654,319 ±3,573	50.0% ±0.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	653,611 ±3,578	50.0% ±0.3 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,307,930
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	457,711 ±7,391	35.0% ±0.6 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	303,089 ±5,283	23.2% ±0.4 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	13,674 ±2,006	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	50,671 ±2,593	3.9% ±0.2 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	931 ±392	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	196,280 ±5,960	15.0% ±0.5 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	285,574 ±8,124	21.8% ±0.6 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,307,930
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	751,026 ±6,022	57.4% ±0.5 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	556,904 ±6,036	42.6% ±0.5 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 533,915
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	184,561 ±2,616	34.6% ±0.4 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	29,466 ±1,781	5.5% ±0.3 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	75,177 ±2,217	14.1% ±0.4 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	199,279 ±3,960	37.3% ±0.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	45,432 ±2,362	8.5% ±0.4 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 533,915
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	147,797 ±2,782	27.7% ±0.5 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	386,118 ±4,245	72.3% ±0.7 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 533,915
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	199,279 ±3,960	37.3% ±0.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	158,102 ±3,794	29.6% ±0.7 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	68,619 ±2,462	12.9% ±0.5 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	53,758 ±1,977	10.1% ±0.4 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	31,949 ±1,543	6.0% ±0.3 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	13,428 ±1,128	2.5% ±0.2 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	8,780 ±943	1.6% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,307,930
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	1,001,418 ±6,636	76.6% ±0.5 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	306,512 ±6,628	23.4% ±0.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,216,242
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	715,584 ±7,659	58.8% ±0.6 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	424,833 ±6,310	34.9% ±0.5 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6,425 ±997	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,679 ±343	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,385 ±482	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	16,787 ±1,631	1.4% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	2,719 ±706	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	6,791 ±926	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	6,014 ±1,143	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,487 ±601	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	8,729 ±1,377	0.7% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	2,967 ±605	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	18,842 ±1,949	1.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 867,926
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	164,066 ±4,571	18.9% ±0.5 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	184,253 ±4,219	21.2% ±0.5 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	140,996 ±3,852	16.2% ±0.4 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	46,677 ±2,211	5.4% ±0.3 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	202,765 ±3,850	23.4% ±0.4 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	129,169 ±3,412	14.9% ±0.4 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,290,976
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	1,090,423 ±5,648	84.5% ±0.4 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	114,782 ±4,543	8.9% ±0.4 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	40,047 ±2,881	3.1% ±0.2 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	29,128 ±2,074	2.3% ±0.2 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	16,596 ±2,037	1.3% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

22.8% of Dallas residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 90.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dallas	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	22.8% ±0.5 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.9% ±0.3 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±0.1 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dallas . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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