Grand Prairie, TX Population

Overview

195,992

Total Population

33.8

Median age

51.07%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

49.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

91,444

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Grand Prairie's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Grand Prairie is 33.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grand Prairie's population under 18 was 28.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grand Prairie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grand Prairie, 23.03% were under the age of 15, 22.21% aged 15 to 29, 44.76% aged 30 to 64, 8.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,196 more females than males in Grand Prairie:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.07% females and 48.93% males in Grand Prairie, TX.
The Grand Prairie, TX gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 8,918.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 8,212.

Grand Prairie's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Grand Prairie population: 45.54% are White, 23.33% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.98% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 12.13% are some other race and 11.57% are multiracial.
Grand Prairie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 91,444 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 104,548 (53.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grand Prairie is White with a population of 89,259 (45.54% of the total population).

Grand Prairie's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 201,843 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Grand Prairie's population increased by 47,031 (36.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grand Prairie's population increased by 20,338 (11.56%), 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, Grand Prairie's population was lowest in year 2000 at 128,909.