Dallas, TX Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over904,860100.0
In labor force588,62365.1
Civilian labor force
588,38565.0
Employed
549,19160.7
Unemployed
39,1944.3
Percent of civilian labor force
6.7(X)
Armed Forces
2380.0
Not in labor force316,23734.9
Females 16 years and over451,623100.0
In labor force259,85857.5
Civilian labor force
259,83657.5
Employed
240,67053.3
Own children under 6 years107,840100.0
All parents in family in labor force53,99750.1
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over537,006100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone380,26570.8
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled95,43717.8
Public transportation (including taxicab)29,3615.5
Walked10,4661.9
Other means6,4581.2
Worked at home15,0192.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.9(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over549,191100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations181,30533.0
Service occupations81,20214.8
Sales and office occupations152,14927.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations7610.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations61,61611.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations72,15813.1
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining2,5730.5
Construction51,3999.4
Manufacturing57,86710.5
Wholesale trade23,5774.3
Retail trade60,64411.0
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities29,0135.3
Information26,1074.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing52,1449.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services79,71014.5
Educational, health and social services77,00514.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services48,5068.8
Other services (except public administration)28,9605.3
Public administration11,6862.1
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers466,93085.0
Government workers47,4668.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business33,7616.1
Unpaid family workers1,0340.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households452,009100.0
Less than $10,00047,52210.5
$10,000 to $14,99927,2706.0
$15,000 to $24,99965,66614.5
$25,000 to $34,99968,02015.0
$35,000 to $49,99977,13217.1
$50,000 to $74,99974,16016.4
$75,000 to $99,99936,0308.0
$100,000 to $149,99929,4786.5
$150,000 to $199,99910,8962.4
$200,000 or more15,8353.5
Median household income (dollars)37,628(X)
With earnings388,88786.0
Mean earnings (dollars)
56,647(X)
With Social Security income78,02817.3
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,100(X)
With Supplemental Security Income16,8543.7
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,015(X)
With public assistance income13,2662.9
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,311(X)
With retirement income41,4269.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,490(X)
Families269,602100.0
Less than $10,00023,8668.9
$10,000 to $14,99914,9825.6
$15,000 to $24,99939,04114.5
$25,000 to $34,99937,42113.9
$35,000 to $49,99943,81616.3
$50,000 to $74,99945,75917.0
$75,000 to $99,99923,1368.6
$100,000 to $149,99920,7717.7
$150,000 to $199,9998,3133.1
$200,000 or more12,4974.6
Median family income (dollars)40,921(X)
Per capita income (dollars)22,183(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers31,149(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers28,235(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families40,258(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.9
With related children under 18 years33,121(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)21.0
With related children under 5 years
18,716(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)24.5
Families with female householder, no husband present18,835(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)28.4
With related children under 18 years16,509(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)34.7
With related children under 5 years
8,229(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)42.3
Individuals207,493(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)17.8
18 years and over128,448(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.0
65 years and over
12,654(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.1
Related children under 18 years77,223(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)25.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
51,455(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)24.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over51,517(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)19.8
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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