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75217

Dallas, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
85,028
Median household income
$55,723
People below poverty
24.2%
Median home value
$189,200

Income

The median income of households in 75217 was $55,723. An estimated 8.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5
$100,000 to $149,999 15.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.4
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45698
Female 36339

An estimated 81.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,329. 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 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.3
Social Security 24.3
Retirement income 9.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.5

In 2020-2024, 21.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 69.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 75217 in 2020-2024, 66.6% had health insurance coverage and 33.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 29.6% and public coverage was 40.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 18.5%.


In 2020-2024, 75217 had a total population of 85,028 - 42,319 (49.8%) females and 42,709 (50.2%) males. The median age was 28.5 years. An estimated 35.1% of the population was under 18 years, 32.7% was 19 to 44 years, 20.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 75217 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 4293 3180
5 to 9 4375 3750
10 to 14 4842 4188
15 to 19 3533 4283
20 to 24 3349 3051
25 to 29 2425 2715
30 to 34 2444 2772
35 to 39 2825 3022
40 to 44 2944 2241
45 to 49 1667 2657
50 to 54 2401 2248
55 to 59 2746 2271
60 to 64 1667 1880
65 to 69 1298 1301
70 to 74 801 1230
75 to 79 443 793
80 to 84 507 357
85 and over 149 380

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 15.1% were White; 22% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 11.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 48.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 71.5% of the people in 75217 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 5.3% of the people in 75217 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,954 households in 75217. The average household size was 3.55 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.6% of the households in 75217 while cohabiting couple households made up 4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33% of all households, while 14.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.5% of all households.

In 75217, 48.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.6
Cohabiting Couples 4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.7% of males and 42% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.1 40
Now married, except separated 48.7 42
Separated 2.2 3.8
Widowed 1.9 6
Divorced 6.2 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 75217, 3,468 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 22.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 71.3% of the people living in 75217 were U.S. natives. 62.8% of the 75217 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 28.7% of 75217 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 24.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 75217 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 75217.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 98.4
Asia 1.1
Europe 0.1
Africa 0.4
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 75217 in 2020-2024, 63 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 62.3% of people at least five years old; 23.8% 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 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 62.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 75217 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.7
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 61.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 6.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 38.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 75217 was 26,476 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,767 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 22,124. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,585.

Educational Attainment of People in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 38.4
High school diploma or equivalency 35
Some college, no degree 16.1
Associate's degree 3.7
Bachelor's degree 5.1
Graduate or professional degree 1.7

Disability

In 75217, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 75217, 56.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 28,227 85.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,792 8.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,076 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 75217 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 23.3
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.4
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 1.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 75217 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,548 16.8
Service occupations 6,648 20.1
Sales and office occupations 6,240 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 8,140 24.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,519 19.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.1% of 75217 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.6
Walked 0.2
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 3.9

In 2020-2024, 75217 had a total of 25,845 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.1% 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"). 19.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.2
Mobile homes 2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

4.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 75217 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 72.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 75217 had 23,954 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,891 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.8% while renters occupied 37.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.5.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.6% and another 34.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 75217:

House Heating Fuel Used in 75217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 46.6
Electricity 52.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 75217 was $189,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.6 % had a mortgage. 56.4% 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 $1,455 and for owners without a mortgage it was $557.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 75217 was $1,248. 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.