Dallas County vs. Tarrant County

Dallas County (TX)Tarrant County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,637,7722,084,931
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.5%15.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)2,366,6831,810,655
Population, Census, April 1, 20102,368,1391,809,034
Persons under 5 years, percent7.5%7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%26.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.7%11.3%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.1%
White alone, percent66.7%73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent23.5%17.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.9%
Asian alone, percent6.7%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent40.5%29.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent28.6%45.9%
Veterans, 2014-201893,879109,182
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201824.3%16.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)1,027,837778,975
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201850.1%60.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$161,500$170,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,539$1,596
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$575$589
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,046$1,049
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.9%27.7%
Building permits, 201818,12314,459
Households, 2014-2018917,276698,995
Persons per household, 2014-20182.792.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201843.3%28.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%84.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201878.7%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.7%31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent23.0%18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.7%68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,753,1124,483,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)19,683,16411,276,184
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)37,035,62545,771,009
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)80,604,97130,173,253
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)35,957,89528,908,781
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,654$15,376
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.427.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,854$64,874
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,219$32,092
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%12.1%
Total employer establishments, 201766,63342,162
Total employment, 20171,489,586790,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)90,214,59538,541,935
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017242,682178,338
All firms, 2012259,298173,389
Men-owned firms, 2012139,45589,352
Women-owned firms, 201296,07666,250
Minority-owned firms, 2012127,96171,133
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012122,66696,361
Veteran-owned firms, 201222,94216,470
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012225,505149,220
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.6%10.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.9%6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200715.3%11.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%30.0%
Population per square mile, 20102,718.02,094.7
Land area in square miles, 2010871.28863.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

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