Dallas County, TX Population

Overview

2.60 million

Total Population

33.7

Median age

50.45%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

48.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1.06 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dallas County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dallas County is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dallas County's population under 18 was 26.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dallas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dallas County, 21.83% were under the age of 15, 22.19% aged 15 to 29, 45.19% aged 30 to 64, 9.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23,450 more females than males in Dallas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.45% females and 49.55% males in Dallas County, TX.
The Dallas County, TX gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 109,141.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 110,335.

Dallas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dallas County population: 51.76% are White, 22.50% are Black or African American, 0.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.60% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.80% are some other race and 9.76% are multiracial.
Dallas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1.06 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.54 million (59.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dallas County is White with a population of 1.35 million (51.76% of the total population).

Dallas County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,635,603 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Dallas County's population increased by 150,292 (6.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dallas County's population increased by 236,255 (9.95%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dallas County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,223,419.