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Population: 1,188,580. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,213,825 (+2.1% change)
Males: 598,991 (50.4%), Females: 589,589 (49.6%)

Dallas County

Zip codes: 75201, 75202, 75203, 75204, 75205, 75206, 75207, 75208, 75209, 75210, 75211, 75212, 75214, 75215, 75216, 75217, 75218, 75219, 75220, 75223, 75224, 75225, 75226, 75227, 75228, 75229, 75230, 75231, 75232, 75233, 75234, 75235, 75236, 75237, 75238, 75240, 75241, 75243, 75244, 75246, 75247, 75248, 75249, 75251, 75252, 75253, 75270, 75287.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $37,628
Median house value: $89,800

Population by Race

Races in Dallas:

  • Hispanic (35.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (34.6%)
  • Black (25.9%)
  • Other race (17.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (6.1%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.0%), United States (4.1%), Subsaharan African (1.5%), French (1.5%).

Elevation: 463 feet

Land area: 342.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dallas

  • High school or higher: 70.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dallas city

  • Never married: 34.4%
  • Now married: 45.8%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

24.4% Foreign born (19.8% Latin America, 2.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +177,536 (+17.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Dallas:

  • BAYLOR CENTER FOR RESTORATIVE CARE (3504 SWISS AVE)
  • BAYLOR HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER (621 N HALL STREET)
  • BAYLOR INSTITUTE FOR REHAB AT GASTON (3505 GASTON AVE)
  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (3500 GASTON AVE)
  • CHILDRENS MEDICAL CTR OF DALLAS (1935 MOTOR STREET)
  • DALLAS SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (2929 S HAMPTON RD)
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL (9440 POPPY DR)
  • GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL (7808 CLODUS FIELDS DRIVE)
  • HEALTHSOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (2124 RESEARCH ROW)
  • IHS HOSPITAL AT DALLAS (7850 BROOKHOLLOW RD)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL DALLAS (9525 GREENVILLE AVENUE)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL-WHITE ROCK (9440 POPPY DRIVE 5TH FLOOR)
  • LIFECARE HOSPITAL OF DALLAS (6161 HARRY HINES BLVD)
  • MARGARET JONSSON CHARLTON METH HOSP (3500 W WHEATLAND RD BOX 225357)
  • MARY SHIELS HOSPITAL (3515 HOWELL STREET)
  • MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL — (7777 FOREST LANE)
  • METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (1441 N BECKLEY AVE)
  • NORTH DALLAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (8383 MEADOW RD)
  • OUR CHILDRENS HOUSE AT BAYLOR (3301 SWISS AVE)
  • PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM (5201 HARRY HINES BLVD)
  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS (8200 WALNUT HILL LANE)
  • RHD MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (7 MEDICAL PARKWAY)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-DALLAS (#7 MEDICAL PARKWAY 3 WEST)
  • ST PAUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (5909 HARRY HINES BLVD)
  • TIMBERLAWN MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM (4600 SAMUELL BLVD PO BOX 151489)
  • ZALE LIPSHY UNIV HOSP (5151 HARRY HINES BLVD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dallas:

  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 5 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: DAL)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 39 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: AFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dallas:

  • DALLAS CBD VERTIPORT (about 3 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: 49T)
  • GARLAND/DFW HELOPLEX (about 10 miles; GARLAND, TX; Abbreviation: T57)
  • DALLAS EXECUTIVE (about 11 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: RBD)

Amtrak station:
DALLAS (400 S. HOUSTON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Dallas:

  • SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 8,231; Location: 6425 BOAZ ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • RICHLAND COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 7,352; Location: 12800 ABRAMS RD; Public; Website: www.dcccd.edu)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,029; Location: 4849 W ILLINOIS; Public; Website: www.dcccd.edu)
  • DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,496; Location: 3000 MOUNTAIN CREEK PARKWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dbu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • EL CENTRO COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,359; Location: MAIN AND LAMAR; Public; Website: www.dcccd.edu)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWEST MED CTR-DALLAS (Full-time enrollment: 1,441; Location: 5323 HARRY HINES BLVD; Public; Website: www.swmed.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF DALLAS (Full-time enrollment: 1,204; Location: Two NorthPark East, 8080 Park Lane #100; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aid.edu)
  • DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 1,118; Location: 3909 SWISS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.DTS.EDU; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • PARKER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC (Full-time enrollment: 806; Location: 2500 WALNUT HILL LN; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.parkercc.edu)
  • ATI CAREER TRAINING CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 664; Location: 10003 TECHNOLOGY BLVD. WEST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.ATICAREERTRAINING.COM)
  • PAUL QUINN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 618; Location: 3837 SIMPSON STUART RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.pqc.edu)
  • ESS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (Full-time enrollment: 473; Location: 4849 GREENVILLE AVE STE 200; Private, for-profit)
  • COURT REPORTING INSTITUTE-WHEELER INSTITUTE OF TX (Full-time enrollment: 431; Location: 8585 STEMMONS STE 200N; Private, for-profit)
  • ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 264; Location: 2998 N. STEMMONS FWY; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.UDSEDUCATION.COM)
  • AMERICAN TRADES INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 208; Location: 6627 MAPLE AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aticareertraining.com)
  • PCI HEALTH TRAINING CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 196; Location: 8101 JOHN CARPENTER FWY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.pcihealth.com)
  • DALLAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 193; Location: 2700 CHRISTIAN PKWY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dallas.edu)
  • WADE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 143; Location: 2300 STEMMONS STE M5120 INTL APPAREL MART; Private, for-profit; Website: www.wadecollege.com)
  • TEXAS BARBER COLLEGE AND HAIRSTYLING SCHOOL 1 (Full-time enrollment: 143; Location: 531 W JEFFERSON ST; Private, for-profit)
  • K D STUDIO (Full-time enrollment: 139; Location: 2600 STEMMONS FWY STE 117; Private, for-profit; Website: KDSTUDIO.COM)

Biggest public high schools in Dallas:

  • SKYLINE H S (Students: 4,335; Location: 7777 FORNEY RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MOISES MOLINA H S (Students: 2,638; Location: 2355 DUNCANVILLE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BRYAN ADAMS H S (Students: 2,588; Location: 2101 MILLMAR DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • W W SAMUELL H S (Students: 2,162; Location: 8928 PALISADE DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • W T WHITE H S (Students: 2,088; Location: 4505 RIDGESIDE DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SUNSET H S (Students: 2,053; Location: 2120 W JEFFERSON BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAKE HIGHLANDS H S (Students: 1,938; Location: 9449 CHURCH RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,918; Location: 4220 EMERSON AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DAVID W CARTER H S (Students: 1,817; Location: 1819 W WHEATLAND RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NORTH DALLAS H S (Students: 1,771; Location: 3120 N HASKELL AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Dallas:

  • GREENHILL SCHOOL (Students: 1,261; Location: 4141 SPRING VALLEY ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS (Students: 1,087; Location: 4100 MERREL ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • BISHOP LYNCH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,034; Location: 9750 FERGUSON ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL (Students: 1,010; Location: 11600 WELCH RD; Grades: PK – 12; Girls only)
  • JESUIT COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL (Students: 934; Location: 12345 INWOOD ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
  • FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 888; Location: BOX 868; Grades: PK – 12)
  • DALLAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 883; Location: P O BOX 28295; Grades: PK – 12)
  • ST MARKS SCHOOL OF TEXAS (Students: 804; Location: 10600 PRESTON RD; Grades: 1 – 12; Boys only)
  • URSULINE ACADEMY (Students: 783; Location: 4900 WALNUT HILL LANE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
  • JUNE SHELTON SCHOOL (Students: 619; Location: 15720 HILLCREST RD; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Dallas:

  • W E GREINER MIDDLE (Students: 1,717; Location: 501 S EDGEFIELD AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • DAVID G BURNET EL (Students: 1,430; Location: 3200 KINKAID DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • JOHN B HOOD MIDDLE (Students: 1,311; Location: 7625 HUME DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • EDWARD TITCHE EL (Students: 1,292; Location: 9560 HIGHFIELD DR; Grades: PK – 06)
  • E H CARY MIDDLE (Students: 1,269; Location: 3978 KILLION DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • THOMAS C MARSH MIDDLE (Students: 1,268; Location: 3838 CROWN SHORE DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • T W BROWNE MIDDLE (Students: 1,211; Location: 3333 SPRAGUE DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • JULIAN T SALDIVAR EL (Students: 1,204; Location: 9510 BROCKBANK DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CHARLES A GILL EL (Students: 1,171; Location: 10910 FERGUSON RD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • FRANKFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,168; Location: 7706 OSAGE PLAZA PKWY; Grades: 06 – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Dallas:

  • ST MONICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 865; Location: 4140 WALNUT HILL LANE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 648; Location: 3030 GUS THOMASSON RD.; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST THOMAS AQUINAS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 610; Location: 3741 ABRAMS ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD EPIS SCHOOL (Students: 569; Location: 11122 MIDWAY ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST PATRICK (Students: 538; Location: 9635 FERNDALE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SOLOMON SCHECHTER ACAD (Students: 530; Location: 18011 HILLCREST RD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 512; Location: 15720 HILLCREST ROAD; Grades: PK – 10)
  • ST ALCUIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 6144 CHURCHILL WAY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JOHNS ESISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 492; Location: 848 HARTER ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 4019 S. HAMPTON; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Libraries in Dallas:

  • DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $25,453,098; Location: 1515 YOUNG ST; 2,248,107 books; 30,857 audio materials; 54,705 video materials; 5,519 serial subscriptions)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,220; Location: 6517 HILLCREST STE 110; 45,000 books; 3,000 audio materials; 3,500 video materials)
  • COCKRELL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,856; Location: 4125 W CLARENDON; 7,656 books; 94 audio materials; 342 video materials)

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