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| Dallas |
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| Population 2002: | 1,211,467 |
| Population 2000: | 1,188,580 |
| Area codes: | 972, 469, 214 |
| Elevation: | 463 feet |
| Land area: | 342.5 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 24.4% (19.8% Latin America, 2.6% Asia) |
| Population growth: | +22,887 (+1.93%) |
| County: | Dallas |
| Industries: | Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.5%), Educational,health and social services (14.0%), Retail trade (11.0%), Manufacturing (10.5%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 35.6% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 34.6% |
| Black: | 25.9% |
| Other race: | 17.2% |
| Two or more races: | 2.7% |
| American Indian: | 1.0% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.6% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.8% |
| Never married: | 34.4% |
| Divorced: | 10.8% |
| Widowed: | 5.4% |
| Separated: | 3.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $89,800 |
| Household income: | $37,628 |
| Resident age: | 30.5 years |
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| Dallas Compared to Texas State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 70.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 27.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 9.6% |
| Unemployed: | 6.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 811.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 656 (52.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 196 (15.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 56,306 (4535.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 20,351 (1639.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 18,365 (1479.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 8,041 (647.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 8,125 (654.5 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 6.1% |
| English: | 5.8% |
| Irish: | 5.0% |
| United States: | 4.1% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.5% |
| French: | 1.5% |