Demographics of Dallas facts for kids
Dallas is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. At the 2010 U.S. census, Dallas had a population of 1,197,816. In July 2018, the population estimate of the city of Dallas was 1,345,076, an increase of 147,260 since the 2010 United States Census.
Historical growth
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 678 | — | |
| 1870 | 3,000 | 342.5% | |
| 1880 | 10,358 | 245.3% | |
| 1890 | 38,067 | 267.5% | |
| 1900 | 42,639 | 12.0% | |
| 1910 | 92,104 | 116.0% | |
| 1920 | 158,976 | 72.6% | |
| 1930 | 260,475 | 63.8% | |
| 1940 | 294,734 | 13.2% | |
| 1950 | 434,462 | 47.4% | |
| 1960 | 679,684 | 56.4% | |
| 1970 | 844,401 | 24.2% | |
| 1980 | 904,078 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,006,877 | 11.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,188,580 | 18.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,197,816 | 0.8% | |
Images for kids
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Population density map per 2000 US Census
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