Dallas Center

Population: 2,058
Median household income: $88,750
Median home value: $231,100

Dallas Center, a community in Dallas County, Iowa, has 2,058 residents. At $88,750, its median household income sits below Dallas County's $102,349.

From 2019 to 2023, Dallas Center's population grew 35.8% from 1,515 to 2,058, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $165,100 to $231,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,058
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,750
Median home value: $231,100
Median gross rent: $1,082
Housing units: 902
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5152,058

Median household income

$66,875$88,750

Median home value

$165,100$231,100

Median gross rent

$718$1,082

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,515	$66,875	$165,100	$718
2020	1,710	$68,333	$174,600	$719
2021	1,741	$70,806	$175,000	$648
2022	1,770	$78,939	$209,500	$750
2023	2,058	$88,750	$231,100	$1,082

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	4.4%
5 to 17	482	23.4%
18 to 24	153	7.4%
25 to 34	184	8.9%
35 to 44	303	14.7%
45 to 54	205	10.0%
55 to 64	204	9.9%
65 to 74	257	12.5%
75 and over	180	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,931	93.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	1.0%
Two or more races	20	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	4.7%
High school graduate	444	33.3%
Some college or associate's	463	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	265	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	98	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	775	79.9%
Carpooled	31	3.2%
Public transit	7	0.7%
Walked	19	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	133	13.7%
Other means	5	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	19.4%
15 to 29 min	314	37.5%
30 to 44 min	282	33.7%
45 to 59 min	48	5.7%
60+ min	31	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 6.0% (121 of 2,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	547	69.4%
Nonfamily households	241	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	788	87.4%
Vacant	114	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	634	80.5%
Renter-occupied	154	19.5%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	727	80.6%
1-unit, attached	19	2.1%
2 to 4 units	85	9.4%
5 to 19 units	38	4.2%
20 or more units	19	2.1%
Mobile home & other	14	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1918255
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6855, -93.9807