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County: DALLAS County |
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Metropolitan Area:
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
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Land Area:
879.6 squared miles |
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Statewide Rankings |
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Rank |
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Largest Population: |
2
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Fastest Population Growth: |
53
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Per Capita Income: |
6
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State Expenditures: |
2
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General Information |
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Year |
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2005 |
2006 |
Change |
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Population |
2,308,527
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2,345,815
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0.016
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Employment Level |
1,123,743
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1,140,347
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0.015
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Unemployment Level |
5.200%
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4.500%
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-0.700
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Per Capita Income |
38,563
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40,317
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0.045
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Property Value Total |
163,804,707,171
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176,669,058,570
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0.079
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Population Analysis |
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Persons under 5 years old (2005) |
9.10 %
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
28.50 %
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
8.30 %
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Female persons, percent, 2005 |
49.60 %
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity |
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White persons |
36.12 %
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Black persons |
20.54 %
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons |
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Asian persons |
4.30 %
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
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Hispanic or Latino origin |
37.71 %
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Community College(s) In County |
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Brookhaven College, Cedar Valley College, Eastfield College, El Centro College, Mountain View College, North Lake College, Richland College
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Public University In County |
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Amberton University, Dallas Baptist University, Parker College of Chiropractic, Paul Quinn College, Southern Methodist University, The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, University of Dallas
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