Dallas County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Dallas County, Texas had an estimated 2,656,028 residents on July 1, 2024, up 1.7 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,611,995, across 871 square miles. County output reached $389.40 bn in 2024, 71,182 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 3,210 7(a) approvals worth $2.52 bn since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dallas County
How many people live in Dallas County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,621,179
- Households982,737
- Average household size2.67
- Median household income$76,547
- Median age34.1
- Median gross rent$1,565 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$303,000
- Home value to household income4.0 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,709,388
- Population under 18658,541
- Share under 1825.1 percent
- Population 65 and over309,055
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,653,583
- Civilian labor force1,402,301
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over71.4 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties2nd of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included9th of 3,222
Dallas County is the 2nd largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 4.0 times median household income, which is moderately unaffordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 25.1 percent against 11.8 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Dallas County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20242,656,028
- Census 2020 base population2,611,995
- Population change since the 2020 census base1.69 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 202419,774
- Births, 202436,983
- Deaths, 202417,358
- Natural change, 202419,625
- Net domestic migration, 2024-47,168
- Net international migration, 202447,564
- Total net migration, 2024396
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-143,773
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1275th of 3,144
The county has grown 1.69 percent since the 2020 census base. The population grew in 2024 from both sources: births exceeded deaths and more people moved in than left.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Dallas County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving76,907
- People arriving, from those returns122,896
- Tax returns filed by households leaving83,315
- Net household movement-6,408
- Adjusted gross income arriving$6.85 bn
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-817.8 m
- Average income of an arriving household$89,056
- Average income of a leaving household$92,022
- Largest single originTarrant County (10,866 households)
- Largest single destinationTarrant County (13,437 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County | 10,866 | 18,231 | $642.2 m |
| Collin County | 9,587 | 15,351 | $830.3 m |
| Denton County | 6,583 | 10,377 | $441.0 m |
| Harris County | 2,123 | 3,209 | $210.1 m |
| Kaufman County | 1,636 | 3,221 | $80.5 m |
| Ellis County | 1,434 | 2,590 | $91.7 m |
| Travis County | 1,398 | 1,878 | $164.6 m |
| Los Angeles County | 1,250 | 2,031 | $259.7 m |
Households arriving report $2,966 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up. The largest single source of arrivals is Tarrant County, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Dallas County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$389.40 bn
- County GDP, 2023$373.44 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20244.3 percent
- GDP change over five years40.1 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Texas areas BEA publishes2nd of 254
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes8th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$148,560
Output grew 4.3 percent in the latest year and 40.1 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Dallas County
- Covered employment, annual average1,826,215
- Establishments reporting84,182
- Average annual pay$89,284
- Average weekly wage$1,717
- Professional, scientific and technical services, employment191,862
- Professional, scientific and technical services, average annual pay$133,710
- Health care and social assistance, employment185,904
- Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$72,258
- Administrative and support and waste management services, employment163,565
- Administrative and support and waste management services, average annual pay$64,638
- Retail trade, employment147,637
- Retail trade, average annual pay$49,999
- Accommodation and food services, employment147,344
- Manufacturing, employment126,140
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 191,862 | 14,461 | $133,710 |
| Health care and social assistance | 185,904 | 9,654 | $72,258 |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 163,565 | 5,332 | $64,638 |
| Retail trade | 147,637 | 8,400 | $49,999 |
| Accommodation and food services | 147,344 | 6,687 | $33,014 |
| Manufacturing | 126,140 | 2,956 | $97,425 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 114,161 | 2,324 | $68,827 |
| Finance and insurance | 111,545 | 5,394 | $147,275 |
Professional, scientific and technical services is the largest private sector at 191,862 jobs, 10.5 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Dallas County?
- Establishments, all industries71,182
- Employment at those establishments1,648,702
- Annual payroll$131.92 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents27.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Dallas County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 202412,711
- Declared construction value permitted$2.50 bn
- Single family units authorized5,655
- Multifamily units authorized7,056
- Multifamily share of units55.5 percent
- Average declared value per unit$196,789
- Units authorized per 1,000 households12.9
Multifamily is 55.5 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Dallas County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded3,210
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$2.52 bn
- Average 7(a) approval$786,013
- Median 7(a) approval$350,000
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$2,123,320
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)44,079
- Jobs per approval13.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active223
- Distinct industries receiving approvals434
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer19.3 percent
- Loans on real estate terms620
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter2,370
- Franchise loans516
- Franchise share of approvals16.1 percent
- Leading industry by approval countFull-Service Restaurants (186)
- Most active lenderThe Huntington National Bank (249)
- 504 approvals recorded427
- 504 gross approval dollars$513.6 m
- Average 504 approval$1,202,770
- Median 504 approval$823,000
- Distinct CDCs active22
- 504 jobs per approval14.8
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved12.3
- Most active CDCGreater East Texas Certified Development Company (124)
- Combined SBA approval dollars, 7(a) FY2020 to FY2026 and 504 FY2010 to FY2026$3.04 bn
The average approval of $786,013 sits well above the median of $350,000, pulled up by a few larger deals, so the median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here gets. Only 19.3 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Dallas County
Do SBA loans in Dallas County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded576
- Paid in full527
- Charged off49
- Charge-off rate on resolved loans8.5 percent
- Status: Cancelled418
- Status: Exempt from disclosure2,049
- Status: Paid in full527
- Status: Charged off49
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed167
Of the 576 loans that have reached a final outcome, 8.5 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA lending by place in Dallas County
- Borrower cities with recorded lending46
- Dallas, approvals1,620
- Irving, approvals294
- Garland, approvals192
- Richardson, approvals185
- Carrollton, approvals163
- Mesquite, approvals116
| Borrower city | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 1,620 | $1,226,983,000 |
| Irving | 294 | $241,910,200 |
| Garland | 192 | $157,779,200 |
| Richardson | 185 | $173,296,400 |
| Carrollton | 163 | $146,078,400 |
| Mesquite | 116 | $102,858,700 |
| Grand Prairie | 108 | $91,553,400 |
| Coppell | 81 | $53,897,800 |
| 38 other borrower cities | 451 | $328,744,100 |
Dallas accounts for 1,620 approvals against 294 in Irving. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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How large is Dallas County?
- Land area871 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties177th of 254
- Width, east to west30.3 mi
- Height, north to south30.7 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land3,009
- Establishments per square mile81.72
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Dallas County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Dallas County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 480165
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book31
- Of those, participating in the NFIP31
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Best Community Rating System class in the county A lower CRS class is a larger flood insurance premium discount.Class 3
- Communities carrying a CRS class8
- Radon levels in Dallas County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Dallas County (community 480165), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Dallas County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. The best Community Rating System class among the county's communities is 3, which carries a flood insurance premium discount for policies written in that community. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,621,179
- Households982,737
- Average household size2.67
- Median household income$76,547
- Median age34.1
Common questions
Dallas County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dallas County, Texas?
The Census Bureau estimates 2,656,028 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 2,621,179, in 982,737 households, ranking 2nd of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dallas County's population growing?
The population has grown 1.69 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,611,995, to 2,656,028 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 36,983 births against 17,358 deaths, with net migration of 396. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Dallas County?
$76,547. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $303,000, which is 4.0 times income, and median gross rent is $1,565 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Dallas County?
71,182 establishments, employing 1,648,702 people with an annual payroll of $131.92 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Dallas County?
Professional, scientific and technical services is the largest private sector at 191,862 jobs, 10.5 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 1,826,215 jobs at an average annual pay of $89,284, or $1,717 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Dallas County?
3,210 7(a) approvals totaling $2.52 bn since FY2020, across 223 lenders, with a median approval of $350,000, plus 427 504 approvals worth $513.6 m since FY2010. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Dallas County get paid back?
Of the 576 loans that have reached a final outcome, 527 were paid in full and 49 charged off, a charge-off rate of 8.5 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
How many building permits were issued in Dallas County?
12,711 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $2.50 bn. Multifamily was 55.5 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Dallas County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Dallas County come from?
The largest single origin is Tarrant County, with 10,866 households. Arriving households report an average income of $89,056 against $92,022 for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Dallas County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Dallas County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Dallas County
Cities and places in Dallas.
30 Census places lie wholly or partly in Dallas County. All 30 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | city | 1,307,930 | 1,620 | 90.0 percent here, 5.4 percent Rockwall County, 3.2 percent Collin County |
| Irving | city | 256,492 | 294 | Wholly in this county |
| Garland | city | 246,844 | 192 | Wholly in this county |
| Grand Prairie | city | 201,883 | 108 | 66.0 percent here, 29.4 percent Tarrant County, 4.6 percent Ellis County |
| Mesquite | city | 149,299 | 116 | 88.8 percent here, 11.2 percent Kaufman County |
| Carrollton | city | 133,740 | 163 | 51.8 percent here, 47.7 percent Denton County |
| Richardson | city | 118,731 | 185 | 63.9 percent here, 36.1 percent Collin County |
| Rowlett | city | 65,463 | 45 | 92.1 percent here, 7.9 percent Rockwall County |
| Wylie | city | 60,334 | 2 | 2.8 percent here, 96.5 percent Collin County |
| DeSoto | city | 56,211 | 41 | Wholly in this county |
| Cedar Hill | city | 48,879 | 54 | 90.7 percent here, 9.3 percent Ellis County |
| Coppell | city | 42,154 | 81 | 97.8 percent here, 2.2 percent Denton County |
| Lancaster | city | 40,820 | 23 | Wholly in this county |
| Duncanville | city | 39,683 | 37 | Wholly in this county |
| Farmers Branch | city | 36,645 | 41 | Wholly in this county |
| Sachse | city | 30,491 | 35 | 76.1 percent here, 23.9 percent Collin County |
| Balch Springs | city | 27,255 | 19 | Wholly in this county |
| University Park | city | 25,155 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Seagoville | city | 19,352 | 14 | 86.5 percent here, 13.5 percent Kaufman County |
| Glenn Heights | city | 18,096 | 1 | 67.2 percent here, 32.8 percent Ellis County |
| Addison | town | 17,290 | 67 | Wholly in this county |
| Highland Park | town | 8,773 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| Sunnyvale | town | 8,336 | 21 | Wholly in this county |
| Hutchins | city | 7,496 | 13 | Wholly in this county |
| Wilmer | city | 6,391 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| Ovilla | city | 4,375 | None recorded | 15.1 percent here, 84.9 percent Ellis County |
| Cockrell Hill | city | 3,703 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| Ferris | city | 3,238 | 2 | 15.1 percent here, 84.9 percent Ellis County |
| Combine | city | 2,785 | 1 | 38.8 percent here, 61.2 percent Kaufman County |
| Bear Creek Ranch | CDP | 1,604 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
A further 31 of the county's 3,210 SBA 7(a) approvals are to borrowers in cities that match no Census place in Dallas County, the largest being Flower Mound (5), Carrolton (4), McKinney (3). Those are postal cities, unincorporated areas and cities outside the county, so no place row claims them; they are counted in the county total above.
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