Dallas is a very large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,188,204 people and 254 constituent neighborhoods, Dallas is the second largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dallas is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dallas is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.15%), sales jobs (11.55%), and management occupations (8.84%).

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.

Dallas is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Dallas. This makes Dallas a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Dallas presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

Dallas Information and Demographics

The education level of Dallas citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.65% of adults in Dallas have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dallas in 2000 was $22,183, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,732 for a family of four.

Dallas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Dallas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.61% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Dallas include German, English, and Irish.

In addition, Dallas has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.44%).

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