DBU's Living Circumstances

Dallas Independent School District Overview

Dallas Baptist University located in Dallas Independent School District area. A total of 423,435 households are located in Dallas Independent School District area. Among them, 128,026 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.52 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 339,845 and 273,493 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

19.08% (209,756) of residents are non-citizens and 42.78% (470,383) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Dallas Independent School District, Texas
Household	423,435
Population	1,099,443
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	128,026 (30.24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	339,845
Total Students	273,493
Pre-Kindergarten	18,492
Kindergarten	15,792
Grade 1-8	126,776
Grade 9-12	55,186
College/Graduate School	57,247
Veterans	840,202
Non-citizen	209,756
Non-English Home Language	470,383
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

867,584 residents are over the age of 16 and 580,258 people are in labor force. Among them, 579,868 people are in civilian labor force and 390 are in armed labor force. 552,751 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	544,664	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	415,628	76.31%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	61,940	11.37%
Public transportation	20,835	3.83%
Walked	12,089	2.22%
Other method	8,547	1.57%
Worked from home	25,625	4.70%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	552,751	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	186,642	33.77%
Service	99,083	17.93%
Sales and office	114,995	20.80%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	75,903	13.73%
Production, transportation, and material moving	76,128	13.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	552,751	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4,503	0.81%
Construction	69,340	12.54%
Manufacturing	43,145	7.81%
Wholesale trade	15,546	2.81%
Retail trade	57,746	10.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	32,227	5.83%
Information	10,946	1.98%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	45,981	8.32%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	84,254	15.24%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	94,733	17.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	55,857	10.11%
Other services, except public administration	28,303	5.12%
Public administration	10,170	1.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	552,751	-
Private wage and salary workers	476,767	86.25%
Government workers	41,446	7.50%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	33,688	6.09%
Unpaid family workers	850	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $84,827 for the 423,435 households in Dallas Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $32,212. 837,053 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 75.61%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	423,435	-
Less than $10,000	33,895	8.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	19,686	4.65%
$15,000 - $24,999	43,846	10.35%
$25,000 - $34,999	45,058	10.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	60,323	14.25%
$50,000 - $74,999	75,975	17.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	47,045	11.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	45,929	10.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	18,968	4.48%
More than $200,000	32,710	7.72%
Median Household Income	$52,405	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$84,827	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	239,456	-
Less than $10,000	13,881	5.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	7,268	3.04%
$15,000 - $24,999	24,260	10.13%
$25,000 - $34,999	27,313	11.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	36,050	15.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	41,510	17.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	26,100	10.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	27,437	11.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,865	4.95%
More than $200,000	23,772	9.93%

Median Family Income	$55,571	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,396	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,212	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,475	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,475	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,107,011	-
With health insurance coverage	837,053	75.61%
Public coverage	352,894	31.88%
Private health insurance	545,467	49.27%
Without health insurance coverage	269,958	24.39%

Housing

There are 473,389 housing units in Dallas Independent School District area, Texas with 423,435 units (89.45%) occupied. 178,512 houses (42.16%) are occupied by owner and 244,923 houses (57.84%) are rented. The average housing value is $159,600 and the average rental cost is $1,073. 18,859 houses (3.98%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 60,469 houses (12.77%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	473,389	-
Occupied	423,435	89.45%
Owner Occupied	178,512	42.16%
Renter Occupied	244,923	57.84%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	213,502	45.10%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	17,827	3.77%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	236,024	49.86%
Mobile Homes	5,824	1.23%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	212	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	473,389	-
Built 2014 or later	18,859	3.98%
Built 2010 - 2013	18,662	3.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	55,073	11.63%
Built 1990 - 1999	43,456	9.18%
Built 1980 - 1989	60,159	12.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	71,277	15.06%
Built 1960 - 1969	68,706	14.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	76,728	16.21%
Built 1949 or earlier	60,469	12.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	473,389	-
1 room	18,106	3.82%
2 rooms	38,654	8.17%
3 rooms	84,092	17.76%
4 rooms	95,535	20.18%
5 rooms	87,528	18.49%
6 rooms	72,178	15.25%
7 rooms	35,441	7.49%
8 rooms	18,655	3.94%
9 rooms or more	23,200	4.90%
Median Number of Rooms	4.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	473,389	-
no bedroom	19,123	4.04%
1 bedroom	118,553	25.04%
2 bedrooms	145,625	30.76%
3 bedrooms	140,324	29.64%
4 bedrooms	41,348	8.73%
5 bedrooms or more	8,416	1.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	178,512	-
Less than $50,000	13,485	7.55%
$50,000 - $99,999	40,689	22.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	30,497	17.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	19,272	10.80%
$200,000 - $299,999	19,964	11.18%
$300,000 - $499,999	24,836	13.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	20,917	11.72%
$1,000,000 or more	8,852	4.96%
Median House Value	$159,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	239,247	-
Less than $500	12,046	5.03%
$500 - $999	92,441	38.64%
$1,000 - $1,499	87,005	36.37%
$1,500 - $1,999	31,264	13.07%
$2,000 - $2,499	9,821	4.10%
$2,500 - $2,999	4,024	1.68%
$3,000 or more	2,646	1.11%
Median Rental Costs	$1,073	-

Demographic

A total of 1,120,476 people lives in Dallas Independent School District area, Texas with 558,259 male and 562,217 female. The males to female ratio is 49.82 to 50.18. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,120,476	-
Male	558,259	49.82%
Female	562,217	50.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,120,476	-
Under 5 years	82,496	7.36%
5 - 9 years	79,398	7.09%
10 - 14 years	76,601	6.84%
15 - 19 years	69,417	6.20%
20 - 24 years	84,846	7.57%
25 - 34 years	208,542	18.61%
35 - 44 years	151,249	13.50%
45 - 54 years	133,189	11.89%
55 - 59 years	62,024	5.54%
60 - 64 years	55,122	4.92%
65 - 74 years	69,770	6.23%
75 - 84 years	33,707	3.01%
85 years and older	14,115	1.26%
Median Age	32.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,120,476	-
One Race	1,096,729	97.88%
White	739,683	66.02%
Black or African American	259,745	23.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,585	0.32%
Asian	28,021	2.50%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	258	0.02%
Other	65,437	5.84%

Two or more races	23,747	2.12%
White and Black or African American	5,437	0.49%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	4,077	0.36%
White and Asian	3,750	0.33%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,964	0.18%