Grand Prairie

Population: 198,564
Median household income: $78,889
Median home value: $272,200

Grand Prairie is a community in Dallas County, Texas, home to 198,564 residents. Its median household income of $78,889 runs above the Dallas County figure of $74,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Grand Prairie's population grew 3.1% from 192,565 to 198,564, while its median home value rose 67.6% from $162,400 to $272,200.

The median gross rent is $1,470. 29.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 198,564
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,889
Median home value: $272,200
Median gross rent: $1,470
Housing units: 70,407
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

192,565198,564

Median household income

$67,388$78,889

Median home value

$162,400$272,200

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,470

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	192,565	$67,388	$162,400	$1,091
2020	193,835	$69,171	$174,300	$1,142
2021	195,992	$73,352	$203,600	$1,243
2022	197,279	$76,626	$242,900	$1,381
2023	198,564	$78,889	$272,200	$1,470

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,540	6.3%
5 to 17	43,566	21.9%
18 to 24	18,076	9.1%
25 to 34	29,000	14.6%
35 to 44	26,821	13.5%
45 to 54	25,682	12.9%
55 to 64	21,543	10.8%
65 to 74	14,294	7.2%
75 and over	7,042	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,928	20.1%
Black or African American	47,486	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	291	0.1%
Asian	12,582	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	71	0.0%
Some other race	779	0.4%
Two or more races	3,718	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93,709	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22,742	18.3%
High school graduate	31,290	25.2%
Some college or associate's	34,211	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	24,636	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11,503	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	72,835	75.6%
Carpooled	10,624	11.0%
Public transit	99	0.1%
Walked	682	0.7%
Bicycle	14	0.0%
Worked from home	10,792	11.2%
Other means	1,350	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,715	18.4%
15 to 29 min	31,349	36.6%
30 to 44 min	22,838	26.7%
45 to 59 min	9,059	10.6%
60+ min	6,643	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 12.0% (23,744 of 197,776)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,870	71.5%
Nonfamily households	19,073	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66,943	95.1%
Vacant	3,464	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38,764	57.9%
Renter-occupied	28,179	42.1%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	43,833	62.3%
1-unit, attached	3,615	5.1%
2 to 4 units	3,499	5.0%
5 to 19 units	8,525	12.1%
20 or more units	8,932	12.7%
Mobile home & other	2,003	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4830464
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 72 sq mi
Water area: 8.9 sq mi
Center point: 32.6861, -97.0208