Grand Prairie is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 201,843 people and 48 associated neighborhoods, Grand Prairie is the 17th largest community in Texas.
Also of interest is that Grand Prairie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Grand Prairie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The percentage of people in Grand Prairie who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.86% of adults in Grand Prairie have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Grand Prairie in 2022 was $32,444, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,776 for a family of four. However, Grand Prairie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grand Prairie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie, accounting for 47.54% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Grand Prairie residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Grand Prairie include German, English, Irish, Nigerian, and African.
Grand Prairie also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.19%.
The most common language spoken in Grand Prairie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.