Cedar Hill is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 32,113 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Cedar Hill is the 78th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cedar Hill is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cedar Hill is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cedar Hill who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.43%), sales jobs (12.52%), and management occupations (10.47%).

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

Cedar Hill is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Cedar Hill's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Cedar Hill is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cedar Hill, the average commute to work is 31.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

"If you live in Cedar Hill, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Cedar Hill residents do (98.3%). Cedar Hill is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Cedar Hill Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Cedar Hill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.39% of adults in Cedar Hill have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cedar Hill in 2000 was $23,443, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,772 for a family of four. However, Cedar Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cedar Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cedar Hill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cedar Hill is White, followed by African-American. Cedar Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.38% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Hill include German, Irish, English, and African.

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