About Dallas

Dallas is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 17,601 people and just one neighborhood, Dallas is the 51st largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Dallas, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.1% of Dallas's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Dallas is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.17%), sales jobs (10.67%), and management occupations (8.07%).

Also of interest is that Dallas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Dallas, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.20 minutes every day commuting to work.

For most residents of Dallas, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.6% of people in Dallas drive alone to work on most days, making Dallas a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Dallas's landscape.

Being a small town, Dallas does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Dallas Information and Demographics

In Dallas, just 11.56% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Dallas in 2000 was $18,012, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,048 for a family of four.

The people who call Dallas home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dallas is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dallas include Irish, English, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Dallas is English. Some people also speak Spanish.