One thing noticeable about Dallas, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Dallas is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Dallas a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Dallas is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The citizens of Dallas are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.55% of adults in Dallas have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dallas in 2022 was $41,761, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,044 for a family of four. However, Dallas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dallas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dallas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dallas, accounting for 42.40% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dallas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dallas include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.
In addition, Dallas has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.77%).
The most common language spoken in Dallas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
