Duncanville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,989 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Duncanville is the 67th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Duncanville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Duncanville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Duncanville who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.10%), sales jobs (10.98%), and management occupations (10.63%).

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

Because of many things, Duncanville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Duncanville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Duncanville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Duncanville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Duncanville is a very car-oriented city: 96.9% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Duncanville is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Duncanville Information and Demographics

The education level of Duncanville citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.49% of adults in Duncanville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Duncanville in 2000 was $22,924, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,696 for a family of four.

Duncanville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duncanville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Duncanville is White, followed by African-American. Duncanville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.59% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Duncanville include English, German, and Irish.

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