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.

One thing noticeable about Dallas is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Dallas is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Dallas a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Dallas is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Dallas's cultural character, accounting for 24.44% of the city's population.

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