Demographics of Dallas County, Texas

Dallas County, Texas had 2,661,397 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +50,595 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dallas County, in four figures

2,661,397
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +50,595 people.; 34.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,547 ±$806
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dallas County, Texas's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dallas County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dallas County, Texas's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dallas County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,610,802	100.0	100.0
2021	2,589,912	99.2	100.2
2022	2,613,911	100.1	100.7
2023	2,637,393	101.0	101.6
2024	2,664,013	102.0	102.5
2025	2,661,397	101.9	103.1

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Population of Dallas County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,610,802	−1,285	+3,847	+299	−5,936
2021	2,589,912	−20,890	+14,025	+6,681	−41,017
2022	2,613,911	+23,999	+16,509	+28,196	−19,165
2023	2,637,393	+23,482	+19,487	+39,629	−35,789
2024	2,664,013	+26,620	+19,074	+55,809	−48,472
2025	2,661,397	−2,616	+19,113	+24,912	−46,226

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±0.2: for men 33.3 ±0.2 and for women 34.8 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dallas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	179,339 ±31	6.8% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	479,202 ±4,756	18.3% ±0.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	253,250 ±3,420	9.7% ±0.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	796,239 ±4,163	30.4% ±0.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	604,094 ±4,194	23.0% ±0.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	309,055 ±3,871	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,547 ±$806, and income per person $42,559 ±$447, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dallas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	134,830 ±3,695	13.7% ±0.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	172,860 ±4,008	17.6% ±0.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	174,436 ±4,212	17.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	130,151 ±3,416	13.2% ±0.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	166,588 ±3,530	17.0% ±0.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	83,266 ±2,933	8.5% ±0.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	120,606 ±2,207	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dallas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	360,341 ±11,118	13.9% ±0.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	132,315 ±5,163	20.3% ±0.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	174,883 ±5,391	11.7% ±0.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	53,143 ±1,916	12.0% ±0.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dallas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dallas County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,064,965 ±429	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.3% ±0.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.7% ±0.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.8% ±0.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.2% ±0.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$303,000 ±$2,811	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,565 ±$11	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dallas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,081,496 ±0	41.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	691,299 ±1,539	26.4% ±0.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	579,305 ±2,938	22.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	183,450 ±1,476	7.0% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,637 ±457	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,117 ±237	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9,562 ±1,558	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	71,313 ±3,439	2.7% ±0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dallas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	1,407,592 ±10,040	53.7% ±0.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	525,050 ±7,651	20.0% ±0.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	38,467 ±2,177	1.5% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	650,070 ±8,197	24.8% ±0.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	224,735 ±4,481	8.6% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	425,335 ±7,555	16.2% ±0.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dallas County among the counties of Texas

2nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Dallas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Harris County	5,045,026	+6.6%
Dallas County	2,661,397	+1.9%
Tarrant County	2,248,466	+6.3%
Bexar County	2,160,088	+7.2%
Travis County	1,389,670	+7.2%
Collin County	1,297,179	+20.6%
Denton County	1,069,346	+16.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026