Dallas Area Demographics

	City of Dallas	Dallas-Fort Worth MSA
Total Residents	1,300, 239	7,543,340
Median Age	33.1	35.2

* Please note the Census Bureau collects data in accordance with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity. The consideration is that Hispanic or Latino and race are two separate and distinct concepts because people of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race(s).
	City of Dallas	%	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA	%
White	699,417	53.8%	4,588,909	60.8%
Black or African American	312,696	24.0%	1,203,054	15.9%
American Indian & Alaskan Native	6,472	0.5%	38,884	0.5%
Asian	45,584	3.5%	554,587	7.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	482	0.0%	7,139	0.1%
Some Other Race	114,693	8.8%	503,947	6.7%
Two or more races	120,895	9.3%	646,820	8.6%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	545,846	42.0%	2,208,582	29.3%
Foreign Born	309,370	23.8%	1,408,836	18.7%

	City of Dallas	%	Dallas-Fort Worth MSA	%
Primary Language; Spanish	440,999	36.5%	1,574,433	22.4%
Primary Language; Other	70,943	5.9%	649,635	9.2%

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