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Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area is $29,766, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area median household income is $59,175. On average Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area residents spend 27.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #91

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	29,766 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	32,992 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	38,165 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	27,906 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #71

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	59,175 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	81,743 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	6.70%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.59%	$17,854, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.88%	$17,714, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.64%	$3,559, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.31%	$24,301, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	69,823 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	93,112 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$64,941, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$40,937, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,669, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$76,519, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$55,066, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$70,635, see rank	$52,851	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,647, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,456, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$29,846, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,341, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,968, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$42,751, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,074,617, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	2,469,941, 48.67%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,896,430, 76.78%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,834, 0.16%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,892,596, 76.63%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,754,282, 92.69%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	138,314, 7.31%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	573,511, 23.22%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	2,604,676, 51.33%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,615,285, 62.01%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	519, 0.02%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,614,766, 61.99%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,484,996, 91.96%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	129,770, 8.04%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	989,391, 37.99%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,185,563, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,577,869, 80.92%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	321,776, 10.10%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	46,360, 1.46%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	38,643, 1.21%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	51,469, 1.62%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	149,446, 4.69%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	27.3 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,239,278	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	1,754,282, 54.16%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	613,130, 34.95%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	229,432, 13.08%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	326,582, 18.62%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,353, 0.31%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	182,263, 10.39%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	291,328, 16.61%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,484,996, 45.84%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	608,952, 41.01%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	287,929, 19.39%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	496,178, 33.41%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	873, 0.06%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,159, 0.28%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81,685, 5.50%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,239,278, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43,083, 1.33%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	234,970, 7.25%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	333,783, 10.30%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	102,054, 3.15%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	372,112, 11.49%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	191,447, 5.91%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	81,632, 2.52%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	286,771, 8.85%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	406,650, 12.55%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	634,490, 19.59%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	281,895, 8.70%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	100,377, 3.10%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	170,014, 5.25%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	978,720	14.80%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	188,636	11.47%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.