Dallas County vs. San Diego County

	Dallas County (TX)	San Diego County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,637,772	3,343,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.5%	8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,366,683	3,095,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,368,139	3,095,313
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.7%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	49.7%
White alone, percent	66.7%	75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.5%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	6.7%	12.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.5%	34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.6%	45.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	93,879	223,217
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	24.3%	23.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,027,837	1,224,375
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	50.1%	53.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$161,500	$526,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,539	$2,478
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$575	$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,046	$1,569
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.9%	35.8%
Building permits, 2018	18,123	9,834
Households, 2014-2018	917,276	1,118,980
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.79	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.9%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.3%	37.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.5%	88.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.7%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.7%	38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.0%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.7%	62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.5%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,753,112	10,403,824
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	19,683,164	21,337,795
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	37,035,625	33,320,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	80,604,971	35,937,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	35,957,895	39,786,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,654	$12,523
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,854	$74,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,219	$36,156
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	66,633	85,077
Total employment, 2017	1,489,586	1,266,620
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	90,214,595	72,979,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	242,682	285,707
All firms, 2012	259,298	293,426
Men-owned firms, 2012	139,455	154,416
Women-owned firms, 2012	96,076	105,329
Minority-owned firms, 2012	127,961	106,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	122,666	175,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	22,942	25,354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	225,505	255,209
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.6%	2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.9%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.3%	15.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,718.0	735.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	871.28	4,206.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dallas county (TX) and San Diego county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.