Dallas is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,414 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Dallas is the 230th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Dallas is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.5% of the Dallas workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Dallas is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.63%), sales jobs (11.56%), and management occupations (5.52%).

Dallas is a very car-oriented town. 97.16% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Dallas is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Dallas has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Dallas is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Dallas Information and Demographics

The population of Dallas has a very low overall level of education: only 9.05% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Dallas in 2000 was $13,819, which is low income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,276 for a family of four.

Dallas is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 German and Irish.

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