Dallas County , Texas
Population: 2,603,816 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $74,149 Home $277,900 Rent $1,469/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Dallas County is among the largest US counties by population, with roughly 2.6 million residents. Aggregating that scale means the headline figures — household income near $74,149, median home values of $278,000 — average across substantial economic and geographic diversity. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Dallas County in the top 0% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with tornado activity the dominant local risk.
$74,149
Median Income
household
$277,900
Home Value
median
$1,469/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $74,149 |
| Per Capita Income | $41,272 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0% |
| Median Home Value | $277,900 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,469/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 50.8% |
| Renter Occupied | 49.2% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 2,603,816 |
| Median Age | 34 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 34.8% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
35.7%
Obesity
12.5%
Diabetes
12.5%
Smoking
33.1%
High Blood Pressure
30.8%
No Physical Activity
19.3%
Depression
35.6%
Insufficient Sleep
75.2%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 99.7 · 100th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
99.84
🌀 Hurricane
73.55
🔥 Wildfire
80.28
❄️ Winter Storm
98.66
🌍 Earthquake
91.28
☀️ Drought
34.19
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