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Situation & Outlook Report

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 19100)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA metro changed from 6,452,614 in 2010 to 6,958,092 in 2015, a change of 650,182 (10.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 4 in 2010 and 4 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 61,870 (2011), 77,129 (2012), 57,668 (2013), 77,959 (2014), 77,959 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 7,418,541. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 965,816 (15.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 592,695 (2010) to 1,031,937 (2020), a change of 439,242 (74.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 61 in 2008 and 76 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $44,697 in 2008 to $49,506 in 2014, a change of $4,809 (10.8%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 5 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $355,756 in 2009 to $504,358 in 2014 a change of $148,602 (41.77%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $355,756 in 2009 to $460,154 in 2014, a change of $104,398 (29.35%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 1,324 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 19100; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • AT&T
  • Alliance Data Systems Corporation
  • American Airlines Group Inc.
  • Atmos Energy Corporation
  • Brinker International, Inc.
  • Celanese Corporation
  • Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
  • Comerica Incorporated
  • Commercial Metals Company
  • Crosstex Energy, Inc.
  • D.R. Horton, Inc.
  • Dean Foods Company
  • Denbury Resources Inc.
  • Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
  • Energy Future Holdings Corp.
  • Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
  • Exxon Mobil
  • Flowserve Corporation
  • Fluor Corporation
  • Fossil Group, Inc.
  • GameStop Corp.
  • HollyFrontier Corporation
  • J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Lennox International Inc.
  • Michaels Stores, Inc.
  • Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc.
  • Pioneer Natural Resources Company
  • Primoris Services Corporation
  • RadioShack Corporation
  • Regency Energy Partners LP
  • Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  • Sabre Corporation
  • Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
  • Southwest Airlines Co.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corporation
  • Texas Instruments Incorporated
  • Torchmark Corporation
  • Trinity Industries, Inc.
  • Valhi, Inc.

Number in this metro: 40. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Arlington
  •   Dallas
  •   Denton
  •   Fort Worth
  •   Irving
  •   Plano
  •   Richardson

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Addison, TX (4801240) 13,056 13,084 13,793 15,186 15,423 15,457 2,373 18.10
  Allen, TX (4801924) 84,246 84,944 87,798 89,997 92,339 94,179 9,235 10.90
  Arlington, TX (4804000) 365,438 366,251 370,908 376,394 379,843 383,204 16,953 4.60
  Azle, TX (4805168) 10,947 10,974 11,108 11,237 11,326 11,530 556 5.10
  Balch Springs, TX (4805372) 23,728 23,934 24,402 24,878 25,078 25,120 1,186 5.00
  Bedford, TX (4807132) 46,979 47,076 47,716 48,254 48,595 48,908 1,832 3.90
  Benbrook, TX (4807552) 21,234 21,298 21,619 21,969 22,213 22,419 1,121 5.30
  Burleson, TX (4811428) 36,690 36,893 38,316 39,011 40,647 41,818 4,925 13.30
  Carrollton, TX (4813024) 119,097 119,479 122,505 125,485 126,637 128,353 8,874 7.40
  Cedar Hill, TX (4813492) 45,028 45,123 45,853 46,477 46,728 48,084 2,961 6.60
  Cleburne, TX (4815364) 29,337 29,786 29,639 29,795 29,674 29,848 62 0.20
  Colleyville, TX (4815988) 22,807 22,907 23,344 23,960 24,506 24,952 2,045 8.90
  Coppell, TX (4816612) 38,659 38,768 39,464 40,079 40,392 40,678 1,910 4.90
  Corinth, TX (4816696) 19,935 19,867 20,235 20,493 20,648 20,836 969 4.90
  Crowley, TX (4817960) 12,838 12,930 13,338 13,605 14,138 14,572 1,642 12.70
  Dallas, TX (4819000) 1,197,816 1,200,648 1,219,399 1,243,243 1,260,725 1,281,047 80,399 6.70
  DeSoto, TX (4820092) 49,047 49,324 50,167 51,173 51,547 51,934 2,610 5.30
  Denton, TX (4819972) 113,383 116,922 120,045 123,527 125,117 128,205 11,283 9.70
  Duncanville, TX (4821628) 38,524 38,606 39,037 39,561 39,661 39,707 1,101 2.90
  Ennis, TX (4824348) 18,513 18,578 18,667 18,652 18,713 18,823 245 1.30
  Euless, TX (4824768) 51,277 51,457 52,152 52,833 53,252 53,630 2,173 4.20
  Farmers Branch, TX (4825452) 28,616 28,661 28,978 29,407 31,724 32,560 3,899 13.60
  Flower Mound, TX (4826232) 64,669 64,895 66,067 67,893 68,536 69,650 4,755 7.30
  Forest Hill, TX (4826544) 12,355 12,380 12,505 12,637 12,723 12,795 415 3.40
  Forney, TX (4826604) 14,661 14,741 15,349 15,890 16,607 17,536 2,795 19.00
  Fort Worth, TX (4827000) 741,206 745,879 761,895 778,728 794,055 812,238 66,359 8.90
  Frisco, TX (4827684) 116,989 118,129 123,605 128,624 137,062 145,035 26,906 22.80
  Garland, TX (4829000) 226,876 227,329 230,205 233,831 234,845 235,501 8,172 3.60
  Glenn Heights, TX (4829840) 11,278 11,351 11,535 11,719 11,819 11,915 564 5.00
  Grand Prairie, TX (4830464) 175,396 175,978 178,811 181,866 183,766 185,453 9,475 5.40
  Grapevine, TX (4830644) 46,334 46,617 47,148 48,520 50,231 50,844 4,227 9.10
  Greenville, TX (4830920) 25,557 25,654 25,797 25,920 25,897 26,180 526 2.10
  Haltom City, TX (4831928) 42,409 42,492 42,923 43,406 43,675 43,913 1,421 3.30
  Highland, TX (4833848) 15,056 15,148 15,406 15,626 15,756 15,995 847 5.60
  Hurst, TX (4835576) 37,337 37,417 37,807 38,208 38,505 38,733 1,316 3.50
  Irving, TX (4837000) 216,290 216,866 220,012 225,748 229,087 232,406 15,540 7.20
  Keller, TX (4838632) 39,627 39,840 40,884 41,968 42,923 43,924 4,084 10.30
  Lancaster, TX (4841212) 36,361 36,777 37,343 37,909 38,161 38,453 1,676 4.60
  Lewisville, TX (4842508) 95,290 95,803 97,424 99,555 101,143 102,889 7,086 7.40
  Little Elm, TX (4843012) 25,898 26,199 27,654 28,940 32,847 35,414 9,215 35.20
  Mansfield, TX (4846452) 56,368 56,811 58,065 59,398 60,922 62,246 5,435 9.60
  McKinney, TX (4845744) 131,117 132,806 137,960 143,470 149,168 156,767 23,961 18.00
  Mesquite, TX (4847892) 139,824 139,902 141,454 143,421 143,733 144,416 4,514 3.20
  Midlothian, TX (4848096) 18,037 18,446 18,970 19,367 20,172 20,934 2,488 13.50
  Murphy, TX (4850100) 17,708 18,007 18,724 19,181 19,587 20,230 2,223 12.30
  North Richland Hills, TX (4852356) 63,343 63,498 64,387 65,357 67,363 68,529 5,031 7.90
  Plano, TX (4858016) 259,841 261,249 267,620 272,950 275,414 278,480 17,231 6.60
  Red Oak, TX (4861196) 10,769 10,827 10,978 11,074 11,251 11,560 733 6.80
  Richardson, TX (4861796) 99,223 99,565 101,676 103,715 105,251 108,617 9,052 9.10
  Rockwall, TX (4862828) 37,490 37,996 39,070 39,943 40,953 41,785 3,789 10.00
  Rowlett, TX (4863572) 56,199 56,350 57,019 57,745 58,092 58,407 2,057 3.70
  Sachse, TX (4864064) 20,329 20,472 21,087 21,623 22,064 23,681 3,209 15.70
  Saginaw, TX (4864112) 19,806 19,915 20,385 20,876 21,274 21,703 1,788 9.00
  Seagoville, TX (4866428) 14,835 14,972 15,248 15,478 15,595 15,723 751 5.00
  Southlake, TX (4869032) 26,575 26,668 27,140 27,718 28,249 29,086 2,418 9.10
  Terrell, TX (4872284) 15,816 15,878 15,978 16,103 16,242 16,561 683 4.30
  The Colony, TX (4872530) 36,328 36,545 37,101 39,048 39,416 41,352 4,807 13.20
  University Park, TX (4874492) 23,068 23,108 23,421 23,829 24,060 24,396 1,288 5.60
  Watauga, TX (4876672) 23,497 23,553 23,792 24,044 24,195 24,345 792 3.40
  Waxahachie, TX (4876816) 29,621 29,806 30,354 31,055 31,671 32,344 2,538 8.50
  Weatherford, TX (4876864) 25,250 25,458 25,838 26,442 27,008 27,769 2,311 9.10
  White Settlement, TX (4878544) 16,116 16,161 16,409 16,588 16,749 16,896 735 4.50
  Wylie, TX (4880356) 41,427 41,738 43,273 44,378 44,943 45,913 4,175 10.00

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 6,452,614 100.0 6,574,298 100.0 6,709,559 100.0 6,822,353 100.0 6,958,092 100.0 7,102,796 100.0
  Collin County, TX (48085) 788,629 12.2 814,698 12.4 837,480 12.5 858,717 12.6 886,052 12.7 914,127 12.9
  Dallas County, TX (48113) 2,373,464 36.8 2,409,778 36.7 2,456,444 36.6 2,485,781 36.4 2,519,625 36.2 2,553,385 35.9
  Delta County, TX (48119) 14,075 0.2 14,210 0.2 14,250 0.2 14,373 0.2 14,333 0.2 14,374 0.2
  Denton County, TX (48121) 666,962 10.3 685,861 10.4 708,300 10.6 729,690 10.7 754,792 10.8 780,612 11.0
  Ellis County, TX (48139) 150,376 2.3 152,406 2.3 153,779 2.3 156,110 2.3 159,365 2.3 163,632 2.3
  Hunt County, TX (48231) 86,337 1.3 86,768 1.3 87,266 1.3 87,562 1.3 88,822 1.3 89,844 1.3
  Hood County, TX (48221) ** 51,282 0.8 51,489 0.8 52,149 0.8 52,889 0.8 53,904 0.8 55,423 0.8
  Johnson County, TX (48251) 151,259 2.3 151,955 2.3 153,394 2.3 154,699 2.3 157,213 2.3 159,990 2.3
  Kaufman County, TX (48257) 103,882 1.6 105,293 1.6 106,675 1.6 108,490 1.6 111,295 1.6 114,690 1.6
  Parker County, TX (48367) 117,328 1.8 118,526 1.8 119,790 1.8 120,169 1.8 122,565 1.8 126,042 1.8
  Rockwall County, TX (48397) 78,960 1.2 81,100 1.2 82,928 1.2 85,154 1.2 87,635 1.3 90,861 1.3
  Tarrant County, TX (48439) 1,816,528 28.2 1,848,011 28.1 1,882,338 28.1 1,913,437 28.0 1,946,346 28.0 1,982,498 27.9
  Wise County, TX (48497) 59,108 0.9 59,969 0.9 60,430 0.9 61,048 0.9 61,813 0.9 62,953 0.9
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Collin County, TX
  Dallas County, TX
  Denton County, TX
  Ellis County, TX
  Hood County, TX
  Hunt County, TX
  Johnson County, TX
  Kaufman County, TX
  Parker County, TX
  Rockwall County, TX
  Tarrant County, TX
  Wise County, TX

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 6,812,373 6,954,003 141,630 2.08
  One race 6,614,475 6,749,833 135,358 2.05
    White 4,715,476 4,890,399 174,923 3.71
    Black/African American 4,715,476 4,890,399 174,923 3.71
    American Indian/Alaska Native 29,012 30,480 1,468 5.06
    Asian alone 389,458 413,319 23,861 6.13
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5,306 6,868 1,562 29.44
    Some other race alone 447,188 351,891 -95,297 -21.31
  Two or more races 197,898 204,170 6,272 3.17
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,908,843 1,962,628 53,785 2.82
Population 25 years and over 4,332,404 4,446,362 113,958 2.82
  % high school graduate or higher 84.4 84.3 -0.1 -0.12
  % bachelor's degree or higher 32.6 32.4 -0.2 -0.61
Total Households 2,406,092 2,445,239 39,147 -0.61
  Median household income ($) 57,398 59,530 2,132 3.71
  Mean household income ($) 81,531 83,408 1,877 2.30
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 6,812,373 6,954,003 141,630 2.08
  Male 3,358,643 3,418,202 59,559 2.30
  Female 3,453,730 3,535,801 82,071 2.30
  Under 5 years 494,786 497,902 3,116 2.30
  5 to 9 years 531,230 527,599 -3,631 -0.68
  10 to 14 years 517,311 531,489 14,178 2.74
  15 to 19 years 473,800 482,146 8,346 1.76
  20 to 24 years 462,842 468,505 5,663 1.22
  25 to 34 years 997,956 1,021,497 23,541 2.36
  35 to 44 years 991,105 1,000,366 9,261 0.93
  45 to 54 years 944,526 960,957 16,431 1.74
  55 to 59 years 408,399 419,324 10,925 2.68
  55 to 59 years 408,399 419,324 10,925 2.68
  60 to 64 years 313,959 332,127 18,168 5.79
  65 to 74 years 409,679 436,343 26,664 6.51
  75 to 84 years 193,385 202,151 8,766 4.53
  85 years and over 73,395 73,597 202 0.28
  Median age 34.2 34.5 0.3 0.88
  18 years and over 4,972,136 5,093,898 121,762 2.45
  21 years and over 4,701,408 4,825,548 124,140 2.64
  62 years and over 851,135 900,494 49,359 5.80
  65 years and over 676,459 712,091 35,632 5.27

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 2,528,242 2,532,738 2,549,870 2,573,228 2,607,765 2,645,540 112,802 4.45

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 2,602,737 2,645,453 42,716 1.64
  1-unit, detached 1,646,839 1,677,226 30,387 1.85
  1-unit, attached 74,447 76,655 2,208 2.97
  2 units 31,507 33,263 1,756 5.57
  3 or 4 units 91,748 92,534 786 0.86
  5 to 9 units 176,645 181,316 4,671 2.64
  10 to 20 units 205,649 215,586 9,937 4.83
  20 or more units 269,214 265,263 -3,951 -1.47
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 2,602,737 2,645,453 42,716 1.64
  Occupied Housing Units 2,406,092 2,445,239 39,147 1.63
    Owner 1,431,527 1,447,277 15,750 1.10
    Renter 974,565 997,962 23,397 2.40
  Vacant Housing Units 196,645 200,214 3,569 1.81
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 1.30 -0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.20 7.00 -0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.95 2.97 0.02 0.68
Average household size; renter-occ 2.57 2.58 0.01 0.39
Median Value $ owner occupied 152,700 160,600 7,900 5.17
Median Rent $ renter occupied 908 949 41 4.52

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 5,539 4,683 4,979 3,712 4,354 3,504 3,628 4,028 4,028 4,692 4,932 5,568
  in 1 unit bldgs 2,350 2,433 2,321 1,833 1,925 1,876 2,271 2,491 2,670 2,707 3,091 2,666
  in 2 unit bldgs 20 22 24 6 16 50 10 10 14 24 30 24
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 55 7 7 7 6 8 4 10 16 22 4 8
  in 5+ unit bldgs 3,114 2,221 2,627 1,866 2,407 1,570 1,343 1,517 1,328 1,939 1,807 2,870
  Bldgs with 5+ units 44 51 95 30 26 21 46 16 16 40 50 29
  Percent Coverage 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 925,616 808,522 890,520 699,323 751,413 704,212 786,114 831,588 884,192 1,016,487 1,045,288 1,047,844
  1 unit structures 651,207 632,049 652,435 523,250 529,510 520,382 661,327 674,778 760,459 771,221 869,380 722,387
  2 unit structures 2,367 3,046 3,679 712 2,301 7,276 1,325 1,590 2,273 3,586 3,082 2,449
  3-4 unit structures 6,653 854 1,355 863 739 977 493 1,339 1,707 2,292 503 1,161
  5+ unit structures 265,389 172,573 233,051 174,498 218,863 175,577 122,969 153,881 119,753 239,388 172,323 321,847

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    208.88 211.96 216.99 224.63 228.61
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.47 2.37 3.52 1.77 9.45
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 291,754,061 310,526,401 318,023,388 343,465,712 362,947,715 71,193,654 24.4
  Net earnings 1/ 205,432,336 220,363,066 228,917,847 246,242,338 261,690,920 56,258,584 27.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 36,061,871 36,226,018 37,605,478 39,669,754 42,256,809 6,194,938 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 4,583,676 4,712,256 4,809,008 4,746,649 4,743,407 159,731 3.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 1,458,908 1,236,048 950,836 615,685 710,154 -748,754 -51.3
    Retirement and other 30,019,287 30,277,714 31,845,634 34,307,420 36,803,248 6,783,961 22.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 50,259,854 53,937,317 51,500,063 57,553,620 58,999,986 8,740,132 17.4
  Population 4/ 6,574,298 6,709,559 6,822,353 6,958,092 7,102,796 528,498 8.0
  Per capita personal income 44,378 46,281 46,615 49,362 51,099 6,721 15.1
  Per capita net earnings 31,248 32,843 33,554 35,389 36,843 5,595 17.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,485 5,399 5,512 5,701 5,949 464 8.5
    Per capita income maintenance 697 702 705 682 668 -29 -4.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 222 184 139 88 100 -122 -55.0
    Per capita retirement and other 4,566 4,513 4,668 4,931 5,182 616 13.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,645 8,039 7,549 8,271 8,307 662 8.7
  Earnings by place of work 227,464,791 243,661,737 256,201,816 275,258,059 292,805,527 65,340,736 28.7
    Wages and salaries 161,156,618 171,513,401 178,078,200 190,141,435 202,775,570 41,618,952 25.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 31,541,420 33,308,333 34,990,543 36,802,989 39,342,291 7,800,871 24.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 20,333,226 21,452,936 22,660,155 23,775,009 25,515,964 5,182,738 25.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 11,208,194 11,855,397 12,330,388 13,027,980 13,826,327 2,618,133 23.4
    Proprietors' income 34,766,753 38,840,003 43,133,073 48,313,635 50,687,666 15,920,913 45.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -73,886 -1,325 54,943 -1,441 39,325 113,211...
      Farm proprietors' income 34,840,639 38,841,328 43,078,130 48,315,076 50,648,341 15,807,702 45.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 4,105,155 4,226,381 4,354,523 4,494,682 4,647,142 541,987 13.2
  Wage and salary jobs 3,076,442 3,169,924 3,258,210 3,367,408 3,490,533 414,091 13.5
  Number of proprietors 1,028,713 1,056,457 1,096,313 1,127,274 1,156,609 127,896 12.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 26,325 26,713 26,806 26,265 25,873 -452 -1.7
    Number of farm proprietors 1,002,388 1,029,744 1,069,507 1,101,009 1,130,736 128,348 12.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 55,410 57,653 58,836 61,241 63,008 7,598 13.7
  Average wages and salaries 52,384 54,106 54,655 56,465 58,093 5,709 10.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 34,758 37,719 40,278 43,883 44,792 10,034 28.9
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 355,756 375,940 402,824 430,109 461,320 504,358 148,602 41.77
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 355,756 366,833 382,202 402,744 424,000 460,154 104,398 29.35

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 163,602 5,336,414 1,161 164,656 5,434,702 1,057
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 484 72,884 1,655 483 72,985 1,449
 Total, all industries - St Govt 267 79,132 1,151 265 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 1,263 513,812 875 1,263 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 161,588 4,670,586 1,185 162,645 4,760,824 1,067
    Goods-producing 19,519 766,698 1,480 19,616 769,354 1,310
      Natural resources and mining 1,943 58,639 2,674 1,931 53,633 2,314
      Construction 11,232 270,481 1,048 11,318 278,540 1,069
      Manufacturing 6,344 437,578 1,591 6,367 437,181 1,341
    Service-providing 142,069 3,903,888 1,127 143,029 3,991,470 1,020
      Trade, transportation & utilities 35,670 1,134,052 1,002 35,765 1,147,892 961
      Information 2,531 129,553 2,183 2,552 129,913 1,725
      Financial activities 18,481 432,880 1,931 18,875 437,094 1,482
      Professional & business services 34,458 870,022 1,375 34,631 885,061 1,286
      Education and health services 21,500 644,568 965 21,678 658,641 932
      Leisure and hospitality 14,527 547,796 421 14,677 583,530 418
      Other services 14,206 142,925 694 14,184 147,289 685
      Unclassified 696 2,092 797 667 2,051 742

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.8
Unemployment 17,909 17,343 17,196 16,909 15,817 16,690 16,362 17,205 15,692 15,796 18,254 19,524 19,172
Employment 468,297 468,701 471,871 474,964 475,502 473,721 478,820 479,663 482,127 484,007 483,868 486,557 488,412
Labor Force486,206486,044489,067491,873491,319490,411495,182496,868497,819499,803502,122506,081507,584

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Aledo ISDAledo 48077804148367TX 4,733 21,312 4,990
Allen ISDAllen 48078902148085TX 19,894 89,412 20,996
Alvarado ISDAlvarado 48000114148251TX 3,456 18,048 3,463
Alvord ISDAlvord 48081004248497TX 704 3,749 717
Anna ISDAnna 48083403148085TX 2,527 12,242 2,647
Argyle ISDArgyle 48086704148121TX 1,907 8,533 2,137
Arlington ISDArlington 48087001148439TX 65,001 360,760 68,697
Aubrey ISDAubrey 48089104148121TX 2,006 9,646 2,060
Avalon ISDAvalon 48090304248139TX 321 852 155
Azle ISDAzle 48092002148439TX 5,930 38,246 6,760
Birdville ISDHaltom City 48102302148439TX 24,190 138,468 24,941
Bland ISDMerit 48103504248231TX 619 3,270 712
Blue Ridge ISDBlue Ridge 48105904248085TX 658 3,507 644
Boles ISDQuinlan 48107404148231TX 531 696 193
Boyd ISDBoyd 48110104248497TX 1,161 5,945 1,013
Bridgeport ISDBridgeport 48113404148497TX 2,205 12,430 2,299
Brock ISDBrock 48114604248367TX 1,003 4,377 861
Burleson ISDBurleson 48121802148251TX 10,581 53,935 11,002
Caddo Mills ISDCaddo Mills 48123904248231TX 1,558 6,539 1,425
Campbell ISDCampbell 48126604248231TX 368 2,248 377
Carroll ISDSouthlake 48130202148439TX 7,711 29,463 8,469
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDCarrollton 48130502148113TX 26,385 178,638 28,507
Castleberry ISDFort Worth 48131702148439TX 3,814 20,545 4,107
Cedar Hill ISDCedar Hill 48132302148113TX 8,258 47,521 10,688
Celeste ISDCeleste 48132604248231TX 475 2,390 492
Celina ISDCelina 48132904148085TX 2,035 9,650 2,260
Chico ISDChico 48138004248497TX 589 3,659 640
Cleburne ISDCleburne 48143104148251TX 6,622 38,469 7,319
Commerce ISDCommerce 48148204148231TX 1,573 11,060 1,661
Community ISDNevada 48148504148085TX 1,637 9,851 2,014
Coppell ISDCoppell 48152102148113TX 10,999 46,528 11,377
Crandall ISDCrandall 48155104148257TX 3,034 12,583 2,841
Crowley ISDCrowley 48159101148439TX 15,060 90,877 19,300
Dallas ISDDallas 48162301148113TX 158,932 1,069,448 190,136
Decatur ISDDecatur 48165003248497TX 3,027 15,044 2,959
Denton ISDDenton 48167401248121TX 25,775 173,834 28,250
Desoto ISDDesoto 48168602148113TX 8,899 55,409 12,223
Duncanville ISDDuncanville 48176402148113TX 13,271 72,353 15,244
Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISDFort Worth 48177001148439TX 17,728 83,827 18,172
Ennis ISDEnnis 48185404148139TX 5,790 27,667 5,680
Everman ISDEverman 48188102148439TX 5,402 23,628 5,401
Farmersville ISDFarmersville 48190803148085TX 1,474 8,224 1,659
Ferris ISDFerris 48191704148139TX 2,408 9,970 2,185
Forney ISDForney 48195604148257TX 8,568 33,596 8,222
Fort Worth ISDFort Worth 48197001148439TX 83,503 493,238 91,520
Frisco ISDFrisco 48200102148085TX 42,707 178,493 40,585
Garland ISDGarland 48203402148113TX 58,059 289,593 61,166
Garner ISDWeatherford 48203704248367TX 190 3,784 287
Glen Rose ISDGlen Rose 48208504248425TX 1,688 8,585 1,656
Godley ISDGodley 48209604248251TX 1,672 7,260 1,613
Granbury ISDGranbury 48213903248221TX 6,537 49,854 7,634
Grand Prairie ISDGrand Prairie 48214202148113TX 26,921 127,116 29,027
Grandview ISDGrandview 48215404248251TX 1,142 4,799 1,037
Grapevine-Colleyville ISDGrapevine 48216602148439TX 13,388 79,102 15,589
Greenville ISDGreenville 48217203248231TX 4,661 31,196 5,452
Highland Park ISDDallas 48232502148113TX 6,848 34,513 8,137
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISDBedford 48240602148439TX 21,814 145,254 23,231
Irving ISDIrving 48244201248113TX 35,030 179,018 34,262
Italy ISDItaly 48244504248139TX 549 2,974 584
Joshua ISDJoshua 48249304148251TX 4,906 24,393 5,092
Kaufman ISDKaufman 48252003248257TX 3,758 18,072 3,717
Keene ISDKeene 48252303148251TX 905 5,129 959
Keller ISDKeller 48252601148439TX 33,367 159,266 37,976
Kemp ISDKemp 48253204248257TX 1,457 9,776 1,631
Kennedale ISDKennedale 48255002148439TX 3,163 18,935 3,785
Krum ISDKrum 48259803148121TX 1,893 8,874 1,847
Lake Dallas ISDLake Dallas 48264302148121TX 4,015 23,329 4,902
Lake Worth ISDLake Worth 48264902148439TX 3,257 16,636 3,235
Lancaster ISDLancaster 48266702148113TX 6,536 38,077 8,638
Lewisville ISDFlower Mound 48273002148121TX 52,528 294,541 60,889
Lipan ISDLipan 48276304348221TX 312 1,996 306
Little Elm ISDLittle Elm 48277202148121TX 6,400 31,315 7,005
Lone Oak ISDLone Oak 48280204248231TX 921 4,383 877
Lovejoy ISDAllen 48283802148085TX 3,649 13,901 3,496
Mabank ISDMabank 48286803348257TX 3,401 19,287 3,248
Mansfield ISDMansfield 48289202148439TX 32,879 146,617 35,133
Maypearl ISDMaypearl 48295804248139TX 1,010 4,804 1,087
Mckinney ISDMckinney 48298502248085TX 24,443 121,290 27,660
Melissa ISDMelissa 48301202248085TX 1,694 6,930 1,614
Mesquite ISDMesquite 48303902148113TX 39,127 175,907 39,043
Midlothian ISDMidlothian 48306002148139TX 7,560 33,960 7,772
Milford ISDMilford 48307804248139TX 230 1,329 273
Millsap ISDMillsap 48308704248367TX 794 4,096 666
Northwest ISDJustin 48331801148121TX 17,811 81,321 17,779
Palmer ISDPalmer 48341104148139TX 1,097 5,717 1,228
Paradise ISDParadise 48342604248497TX 1,085 4,988 1,000
Peaster ISDWeatherford 48345004248367TX 1,020 4,620 981
Pilot Point ISDPilot Point 48349203148121TX 1,518 8,653 1,719
Plano ISDPlano 48351001148085TX 55,185 353,951 65,316
Ponder ISDPonder 48353104248121TX 1,246 5,963 1,290
Poolville ISDPoolville 48353404248367TX 512 3,073 565
Princeton ISDPrinceton 48358502248085TX 3,436 15,874 3,345
Prosper ISDProsper 48360004148085TX 5,505 17,432 4,316
Quinlan ISDQuinlan 48362404148231TX 2,534 18,019 2,994
Red Oak ISDRed Oak 48366602148139TX 5,634 26,305 5,671
Richardson ISDRichardson 48370201148113TX 38,043 225,934 38,629
Rio Vista ISDRio Vista 48372004248251TX 815 4,117 811
Rockwall ISDRockwall 48376502148397TX 14,486 68,825 15,134
Royse City ISDRoyse City 48382204148397TX 4,905 21,708 4,848
Sanger ISDSanger 48391804148121TX 2,665 14,173 2,860
Scurry-Rosser ISDScurry 48395704248257TX 1,005 4,427 896
Slidell ISDSlidell 48404704248497TX 251 2,009 347
Springtown ISDSpringtown 48412803148367TX 3,459 19,160 3,602
Sunnyvale ISDSunnyvale 48418804148113TX 1,291 5,357 1,109
Terrell ISDTerrell 48424503248257TX 4,223 26,099 4,649
Tolar ISDTolar 48429004248221TX 651 2,696 544
Venus ISDVenus 48440103148251TX 1,902 9,804 1,947
Waxahachie ISDWaxahachie 48447302148139TX 7,651 42,880 8,085
Weatherford ISDWeatherford 48448003148367TX 7,636 49,152 8,478
White Settlement ISDWhite Settlement 48455404148439TX 6,539 33,240 6,526
Wolfe City ISDWolfe City 48463504348231TX 612 3,097 551
Wylie ISDWylie 48465302148085TX 13,426 61,995 14,278

Number of districts: 112 ... Total enrollment: 1,237,876
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Amberton University Garland, TX2226287 245 21 1,136 76
Argosy University-Dallas Farmers Branch, TX4422229 271 33 225 51
Arlington Baptist College Arlington, TX2228777 233 178 17 12
Arlington Career Institute Grand Prairie, TX2228864 204 146 0 0
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas Irving, TX4417884 359 348 0 0
Brookhaven College Farmers Branch, TX2235243 12,403 2,162 0 0
Brown Mackie College-Dallas Bedford, TX4829545 432 432 0 0
Cedar Valley College Lancaster, TX2237733 6,759 1,474 0 0
Central Texas Commercial College Dallas, TX3769503 11 11 0 0
Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX2478343 27,991 9,899 0 0
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX4417423 987 987 0 0
Concorde Career Institute-Dallas Dallas, TX4601813 555 555 0 0
Court Reporting Institute of Dallas Dallas, TX2241833 38 38 0 0
Criswell College Dallas, TX4756087 256 139 87 29
Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX2242269 3,457 2,397 1,988 665
Dallas Christian College Dallas, TX2242445 309 232 0 0
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas, TX2242713 128 128 0 0
Dallas Nursing Institute Dallas, TX4377323 160 117 0 0
DeVry University-Texas Irving, TX4826357 1,987 826 868 237
Eastfield College Mesquite, TX2245723 15,112 3,358 0 0
El Centro College Dallas, TX2246153 10,549 1,764 0 0
Everest College-Arlington Arlington, TX4438543 505 478 0 0
Everest College-Dallas Dallas, TX4427903 712 552 0 0
Everest College-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX4451973 204 182 0 0
Everest College-Fort Worth South Ft Worth, TX4603583 516 475 0 0
Fortis Institute-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX4584784 260 260 0 0
Golf Academy of America-Farmers Branch Farmers Branch, TX4763373 80 76 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX2258495 595 469 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-DeSoto DeSoto, TX4596575 263 212 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Richardson Richardson, TX4340525 708 532 0 0
KD College Conservatory of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX2259913 162 162 0 0
Kaplan College-Arlington Arlington, TX4586903 399 399 0 0
Kaplan College-Dallas Dallas, TX3828963 435 435 0 0
Kaplan College-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX4453283 284 284 0 0
King's University Southlake, TX4397019 473 202 219 24
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Dallas Dallas, TX4520633 909 909 0 0
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX2262774 947 947 0 0
Messenger College Euless, TX4177525 166 79 0 0
Mountain View College Dallas, TX2269303 8,950 1,962 0 0
National American University-Lewisville Lewisville, TX4823165 213 5 0 0
National American University-Mesquite Mesquite, TX4780145 203 10 0 0
National American University-Richardson Richardson, TX4823345 242 1 0 0
North Lake College Irving, TX2271913 10,744 2,356 0 0
Northwood University-Texas Cedar Hill, TX2272437 278 159 52 7
Parker University Dallas, TX2438239 229 156 748 714
Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX2274295 273 260 0 0
Remington College-Dallas Campus Garland, TX2234635 822 822 0 0
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX3771113 435 435 0 0
Richland College Dallas, TX2277663 19,343 4,591 0 0
Sanford-Brown College-Dallas Dallas, TX4045144 490 490 0 0
South University-The Art Institute of Dallas Dallas, TX2247767 1,139 932 16 0
South University-The Art Institute of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX4680155 329 276 0 0
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX2282469 6,391 6,193 4,881 2,549
Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX2284687 797 678 13 9
Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX2283259 1,666 1,445 318 50
Southwestern Christian College Terrell, TX2284865 164 153 0 0
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX2285473 50,595 15,764 0 0
Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX2245549 7,374 5,482 4,737 1,309
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX2288759 8,647 8,338 1,386 1,214
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX2291609 1,687 1,424 689 457
Texas Woman's University Denton, TX2291799 9,680 6,796 5,391 2,036
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas Dallas, TX4808243 152 152 0 0
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX4808333 310 310 0 0
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX2287699 29,883 15,957 9,857 3,984
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX2287879 14,300 11,630 8,795 5,962
University of Dallas Irving, TX2243239 1,327 1,313 1,221 406
University of North Texas Denton, TX2272169 29,758 23,762 6,728 3,036
University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX4849057 2,251 1,389 324 69
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX2286359 5 5 2,336 1,725
Wade College Dallas, TX2268795 207 159 0 0
Weatherford College Weatherford, TX2297993 5,613 2,193 0 0
West Coast University-Dallas Dallas, TX4770395 428 398 0 0

  Number of institutions: 72 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 304,989
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
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  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

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  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
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        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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