Living in Grand Prairie Independent School District, Texas

Overview

A total of 39,770 households are located in Grand Prairie Independent School District area. Among them, 17,559 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.73 people. The total number of children in the region is 49,095 and 39,119 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16% (20,725) of residents are non-citizens and 48% (62,538) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Grand Prairie Independent School District, Texas
Household	39,770
Population	129,949
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,559 (44%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	49,095
Total Students	39,119
Pre-Kindergarten	1,830
Kindergarten	2,264
Grade 1-8	17,461
Grade 9-12	9,486
College/Graduate School	8,078
Veterans	91,838
Non-citizen	20,725
Non-English Home Language	62,538
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

96,337 residents are over the age of 16 and 66,150 people are in labor force. Among them, 66,150 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 62,614 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Grand Prairie Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	61,599	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	50,161	81.43%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,742	10.94%
Public transportation	218	0.35%
Walked	298	0.48%
Other method	2,403	3.90%
Worked from home	1,777	2.88%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,614	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	16,252	25.96%
Service	10,730	17.14%
Sales and office	14,376	22.96%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	8,676	13.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,580	20.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,614	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	489	0.78%
Construction	7,486	11.96%
Manufacturing	8,266	13.20%
Wholesale trade	2,119	3.38%
Retail trade	7,104	11.35%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,474	8.74%
Information	1,003	1.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,225	6.75%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,447	8.70%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,047	16.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,750	9.18%
Other services, except public administration	3,447	5.51%
Public administration	1,757	2.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,614	-
Private wage and salary workers	52,125	83.25%
Government workers	6,656	10.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,718	5.94%
Unpaid family workers	115	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $74,016 for the 39,770 households in Grand Prairie Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $31,130. 103,481 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 79.54%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,770	-
Less than $10,000	1,555	3.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,458	3.67%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,931	7.37%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,267	10.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,918	14.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,228	20.69%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,889	14.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,496	16.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,916	4.82%
More than $200,000	1,112	2.80%
Median Household Income	$61,028	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$74,016	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	30,994	-
Less than $10,000	869	2.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	869	2.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,856	5.99%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,163	10.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,575	14.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,281	20.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,098	16.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,477	17.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,750	5.65%
More than $200,000	1,056	3.41%

Median Family Income	$65,735	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,736	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,130	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,258	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,258	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	130,106	-
With health insurance coverage	103,481	79.54%
Public coverage	37,590	28.89%
Private health insurance	73,812	56.73%
Without health insurance coverage	26,625	20.46%

Housing

There are 42,434 housing units in Grand Prairie Independent School District area, Texas with 39,770 units (93.72%) occupied. 25,516 houses (64.16%) are occupied by owner and 14,254 houses (35.84%) are rented. The average housing value is $141,700 and the average rental cost is $1,043. 470 houses (1.11%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,919 houses (6.88%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,434	-
Occupied	39,770	93.72%
Owner Occupied	25,516	64.16%
Renter Occupied	14,254	35.84%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	30,377	71.59%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,701	4.01%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,429	22.22%
Mobile Homes	890	2.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	37	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,434	-
Built 2014 or later	470	1.11%
Built 2010 - 2013	752	1.77%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,777	18.33%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,594	13.18%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,978	18.80%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,427	19.86%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,976	9.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,541	10.70%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,919	6.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,434	-
1 room	1,316	3.10%
2 rooms	540	1.27%
3 rooms	2,712	6.39%
4 rooms	6,531	15.39%
5 rooms	12,902	30.40%
6 rooms	8,121	19.14%
7 rooms	4,657	10.97%
8 rooms	2,877	6.78%
9 rooms or more	2,778	6.55%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,434	-
no bedroom	1,396	3.29%
1 bedroom	3,552	8.37%
2 bedrooms	7,658	18.05%
3 bedrooms	19,954	47.02%
4 bedrooms	8,647	20.38%
5 bedrooms or more	1,227	2.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,516	-
Less than $50,000	1,400	5.49%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,922	23.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,453	25.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,078	23.82%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,383	17.18%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,012	3.97%
$500,000 - $999,999	142	0.56%
$1,000,000 or more	126	0.49%
Median House Value	$141,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,897	-
Less than $500	623	4.48%
$500 - $999	5,700	41.02%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,545	39.90%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,504	10.82%
$2,000 - $2,499	501	3.61%
$2,500 - $2,999	12	0.09%
$3,000 or more	12	0.09%
Median Rental Costs	$1,043	-

Demographic

A total of 130,303 people lives in Grand Prairie Independent School District area, Texas with 63,854 male and 66,449 female. The males to female ratio is 49.00 to 51.00. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	130,303	-
Male	63,854	49.00%
Female	66,449	51.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	130,303	-
Under 5 years	9,771	7.50%
5 - 9 years	10,672	8.19%
10 - 14 years	11,180	8.58%
15 - 19 years	10,541	8.09%
20 - 24 years	9,447	7.25%
25 - 34 years	17,805	13.66%
35 - 44 years	17,583	13.49%
45 - 54 years	17,072	13.10%
55 - 59 years	7,296	5.60%
60 - 64 years	6,352	4.87%
65 - 74 years	8,434	6.47%
75 - 84 years	3,136	2.41%
85 years and older	1,014	0.78%
Median Age	32.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	130,303	-
One Race	127,042	97.50%
White	85,752	65.81%
Black or African American	21,895	16.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	595	0.46%
Asian	6,315	4.85%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.03%
Other	12,448	9.55%

Two or more races	3,261	2.50%
White and Black or African American	998	0.77%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	401	0.31%
White and Asian	584	0.45%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.01%

Living in Grand Prairie Independent School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic