Dallas County vs. Ellis County

Dallas County (TX)Ellis County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,637,772179,436
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.5%19.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)2,366,683149,604
Population, Census, April 1, 20102,368,139149,610
Persons under 5 years, percent7.5%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.7%12.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.7%
White alone, percent66.7%84.8%
Black or African American alone, percent23.5%11.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.9%
Asian alone, percent6.7%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent40.5%26.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent28.6%59.9%
Veterans, 2014-201893,87910,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201824.3%8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)1,027,83763,512
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201850.1%73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$161,500$172,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,539$1,614
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$575$542
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,046$1,012
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.9%11.3%
Building permits, 201818,1232,458
Households, 2014-2018917,27655,840
Persons per household, 2014-20182.792.99
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201843.3%18.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%92.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201878.7%85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.7%23.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent23.0%18.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.7%66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%59.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,753,112177,743
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)19,683,164326,638
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)37,035,6254,129,652
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)35,957,8951,459,370
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,654$9,478
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.429.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,854$72,213
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,219$30,727
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%8.8%
Total employer establishments, 201766,6333,002
Total employment, 20171,489,58645,132
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)90,214,5951,828,251
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%7.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017242,68215,022
All firms, 2012259,29812,813
Men-owned firms, 2012139,4557,028
Women-owned firms, 201296,0764,063
Minority-owned firms, 2012127,9613,413
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012122,6668,949
Veteran-owned firms, 201222,9421,121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012225,50511,080
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200715.3%10.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%26.6%
Population per square mile, 20102,718.0159.9
Land area in square miles, 2010871.28935.49

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dallas county (TX) and Ellis county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.