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75137

Duncanville, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,729
Median household income
$82,253
People below poverty
10.4%
Median home value
$275,600

Income

The median income of households in 75137 was $82,253. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 3.5
$25,000 to $34,999 6.7
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1
$75,000 to $99,999 18.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.4
$150,000 to $199,999 9.1
$200,000 or more 10.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53353
Female 52938

An estimated 81.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,907. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.6
Social Security 34.5
Retirement income 33.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.9
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.1

In 2020-2024, 11.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 67.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 52.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 75137 in 2020-2024, 80.9% had health insurance coverage and 19.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.4% and public coverage was 34.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.9%.


In 2020-2024, 75137 had a total population of 19,729 - 10,582 (53.6%) females and 9,147 (46.4%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 26.4% of the population was under 18 years, 27.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 75137 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 518 506
5 to 9 611 708
10 to 14 834 883
15 to 19 1073 640
20 to 24 637 641
25 to 29 491 759
30 to 34 304 489
35 to 39 311 616
40 to 44 497 751
45 to 49 504 919
50 to 54 751 721
55 to 59 640 537
60 to 64 616 580
65 to 69 420 632
70 to 74 464 612
75 to 79 250 351
80 to 84 131 94
85 and over 95 143

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.1% were White; 35.2% were Black or African American; 5.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 10.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 21.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 39.2% of the people in 75137 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 22.2% of the people in 75137 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,770 households in 75137. The average household size was 2.91 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.5% of the households in 75137 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.4% of all households, while 10.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.2% of all households.

In 75137, 36.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.5
Cohabiting Couples 2.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.9% of males and 42.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.5 34.3
Now married, except separated 49.9 42.9
Separated 1.4 2.8
Widowed 1.9 7.7
Divorced 5.3 12.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 75137, 865 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84.7% of the people living in 75137 were U.S. natives. 65.6% of the 75137 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15.3% of 75137 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 89.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 75137 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 75137.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 84.1
Asia 8.7
Europe 1
Africa 6
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 75137 in 2020-2024, 34.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 32.5% of people at least five years old; 13.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 32.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 75137 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.7
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 75137 was 5,461 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 206 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,140. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,115.

Educational Attainment of People in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.6
High school diploma or equivalency 23.4
Some college, no degree 20.6
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 20.9
Graduate or professional degree 11.6

Disability

In 75137, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.3% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 75137, 60 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,134 78.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,425 15.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 501 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 75137 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 5.4
Manufacturing 8.1
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 10.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.3
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 75137 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,991 32.9
Service occupations 1,819 20
Sales and office occupations 1,828 20.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 779 8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,678 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.6% of 75137 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.4
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 14.2

In 2020-2024, 75137 had a total of 7,091 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.7
Mobile homes 1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 75137 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 80.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 75137 had 6,770 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 321 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.1% while renters occupied 28.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.67.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.3% and another 31.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 75137:

House Heating Fuel Used in 75137 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.9
Electricity 61.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 75137 was $275,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.8 % had a mortgage. 43.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,865 and for owners without a mortgage it was $894.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 75137 was $1,823. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.