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Grand Prairie, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Grand Prairie is a Census city of 201,883 people across 72.42 square miles of land, lying across Dallas County and Tarrant County and Ellis County. Median household income is $81,619, 58.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 175 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $137.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand Prairie
What Grand Prairie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area72.42 sq mi
- Water area8.9 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,788
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallas County, 66.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inDallas County 66.0 percent, Tarrant County 29.4 percent, Ellis County 4.6 percent
Grand Prairie crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grand Prairie
How many people live in Grand Prairie
- Population201,883
- Median age34.4
- Population under 1854,084
- Share under 1826.8 percent
- Population 65 and over22,252
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households68,406
- Family households48,834
- Share of households that are families71.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grand Prairie
Income and work in Grand Prairie
- Median household income$81,619
- Per capita income$35,192
- Civilian labor force107,810
- Employed102,180
- Unemployed5,630
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over128,484
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grand Prairie
Housing in Grand Prairie
- Housing units71,853
- Occupied units68,406
- Vacant units3,447
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent
- Owner occupied40,183
- Renter occupied28,223
- Ownership rate58.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$295,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,629
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent
- Single family units48,333
- Share single family67.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21,428
- Share in buildings of two or more29.8 percent
- Mobile homes2,052
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grand Prairie
How Grand Prairie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute86,942
- Commuting under 15 minutes16,031
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38,674
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.5 percent
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home12.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grand Prairie
SBA loans in Grand Prairie (7(a))
- Approvals175
- Gross approval$137,477,300
- Average approval$785,585
- Median approval$352,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,011,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,508
- Jobs per approval14.3
- Loans with a final outcome30
- Paid in full24
- Charged off6
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans20.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more19.4 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders59
- Distinct industries by NAICS84
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Prairie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grand Prairie
SBA loans in Grand Prairie (504)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$30,297,000
- Average approval$1,377,136
- Median approval$667,500
- Largest approval$4,850,000
- Jobs supported277
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Prairie, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grand Prairie
Flood risk in Grand Prairie
- NFIP communityCity of Grand Prairie
- NFIP community number485472
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 4
- Currently effective map date10/19/23
The City of Grand Prairie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 485472 and carries Community Rating System class 4, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dallas County, not Grand Prairie
Dallas County context, not Grand Prairie figures
- Establishments in Dallas County71,182
- Covered employment, Dallas County1,826,215
- Average annual pay, Dallas County$89,284
- Housing units permitted, Dallas County12,711
Every figure in this section is published for Dallas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand Prairie.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grand Prairie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand Prairie, Texas?
201,883, in 68,406 households. Grand Prairie city covers 72.42 square miles of land, which is 2,788 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand Prairie in?
Grand Prairie lies in more than one. By area it is 66.0 percent in Dallas County, 29.4 percent in Tarrant County, 4.6 percent in Ellis County. This page sits under Dallas County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Grand Prairie?
$81,619. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $295,500. Median gross rent is $1,629 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Grand Prairie businesses?
175 7(a) approvals totaling $137.5 m since FY2020, across 59 lenders, median approval $352,000, plus 22 504 approvals worth $30.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Prairie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grand Prairie borrowers get paid back?
Of the 30 loans that have reached a final outcome, 24 were paid in full and 6 charged off, a charge off rate of 20.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Grand Prairie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grand Prairie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand Prairie, city of, community 485472, carrying Community Rating System class 4, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grand Prairie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dallas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grand Prairie.
Is zoning published for Grand Prairie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.