Dallas County vs. Tarrant County
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Dallas County (TX) Tarrant County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,637,772 2,084,931
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11.5% 15.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,366,683 1,810,655
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,368,139 1,809,034
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.1% 26.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.7% 11.3%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 51.1%
White alone, percent 66.7% 73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 23.5% 17.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 6.7% 5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 40.5% 29.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 28.6% 45.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 93,879 109,182
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 24.3% 16.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,027,837 778,975
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 50.1% 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, 2009-2013 38.9% 27.7%
Building permits, 2018 18,123 14,459
Households, 2014-2018 917,276 698,995
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.79 2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.9% 83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 43.3% 28.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.7% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.5% 84.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 78.7% 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.7% 31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.7% 7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 23.0% 18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.7% 68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.5% 61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,753,112 4,483,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 19,683,164 11,276,184
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 37,035,625 45,771,009
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 80,604,971 30,173,253
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 35,957,895 28,908,781
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,654 $15,376
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.4 27.2
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, percent 14.2% 12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 66,633 42,162
Total employment, 2017 1,489,586 790,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 90,214,595 38,541,935
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 242,682 178,338
All firms, 2012 259,298 173,389
Men-owned firms, 2012 139,455 89,352
Women-owned firms, 2012 96,076 66,250
Minority-owned firms, 2012 127,961 71,133
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 122,666 96,361
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 22,942 16,470
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 225,505 149,220
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.6% 10.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.9% 6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.3% 11.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1% 30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,718.0 2,094.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 871.28 863.61
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.