Cedar Hill

Population: 48,547
Median household income: $90,608
Median home value: $273,200

Cedar Hill, a community in Dallas County, Texas, has 48,547 residents. Its median household income of $90,608 runs above the Dallas County figure of $74,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Cedar Hill's population held roughly steady from 48,560 to 48,547, while its median home value rose 61.8% from $168,800 to $273,200.

74.4% of workers drive to work alone. 81.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,547
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $90,608
Median home value: $273,200
Median gross rent: $1,878
Housing units: 17,029
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,56048,547

Median household income

$72,463$90,608

Median home value

$168,800$273,200

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,560	$72,463	$168,800	$1,374
2020	48,337	$75,715	$189,700	$1,475
2021	48,968	$77,703	$205,300	$1,581
2022	48,733	$84,132	$246,300	$1,676
2023	48,547	$90,608	$273,200	$1,878

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,481	5.1%
5 to 17	10,930	22.5%
18 to 24	4,291	8.8%
25 to 34	6,579	13.6%
35 to 44	6,464	13.3%
45 to 54	6,673	13.7%
55 to 64	6,060	12.5%
65 to 74	3,799	7.8%
75 and over	1,270	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,864	16.2%
Black or African American	24,088	49.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	808	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.0%
Some other race	233	0.5%
Two or more races	1,922	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,567	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,953	9.6%
High school graduate	7,162	23.2%
Some college or associate's	11,187	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,864	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,679	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,717	74.4%
Carpooled	1,951	8.2%
Public transit	160	0.7%
Walked	224	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,604	15.1%
Other means	160	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,575	17.7%
15 to 29 min	6,029	29.8%
30 to 44 min	5,818	28.8%
45 to 59 min	2,436	12.1%
60+ min	2,354	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 10.1% (4,853 of 47,831)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,862	72.4%
Nonfamily households	4,526	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,388	96.2%
Vacant	641	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,368	69.4%
Renter-occupied	5,020	30.6%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,803	81.1%
1-unit, attached	564	3.3%
2 to 4 units	391	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1,151	6.8%
20 or more units	1,022	6.0%
Mobile home & other	98	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4813492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 32.5843, -96.9589