Lake Dallas

Population: 7,761
Median household income: $74,241
Median home value: $245,100

Lake Dallas is a community in Denton County, Texas, home to 7,761 residents. Its median household income of $74,241 runs below the Denton County figure of $108,185.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Dallas's population declined 3.2% from 8,016 to 7,761, while its median home value rose 47.6% from $166,100 to $245,100.

Owners occupy 71.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,761
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,241
Median home value: $245,100
Median gross rent: $1,507
Housing units: 3,147
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0167,761

Median household income

$64,073$74,241

Median home value

$166,100$245,100

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,507

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,016	$64,073	$166,100	$1,133
2020	8,004	$64,805	$205,000	$1,205
2021	7,594	$64,921	$209,000	$1,209
2022	7,682	$72,386	$230,500	$1,319
2023	7,761	$74,241	$245,100	$1,507

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	413	5.3%
5 to 17	1,275	16.4%
18 to 24	677	8.7%
25 to 34	1,026	13.2%
35 to 44	1,354	17.4%
45 to 54	813	10.5%
55 to 64	1,064	13.7%
65 to 74	821	10.6%
75 and over	318	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,121	53.1%
Black or African American	590	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.7%
Asian	53	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,844	36.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,059	19.6%
High school graduate	1,297	24.0%
Some college or associate's	1,407	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,118	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	515	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,323	82.1%
Carpooled	202	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	506	12.5%
Other means	18	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	9.7%
15 to 29 min	1,535	43.3%
30 to 44 min	959	27.1%
45 to 59 min	541	15.3%
60+ min	166	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 2.4% (183 of 7,740)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,384	80.9%
Nonfamily households	562	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,946	93.6%
Vacant	201	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,101	71.3%
Renter-occupied	845	28.7%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units21.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,008	63.8%
1-unit, attached	136	4.3%
2 to 4 units	47	1.5%
5 to 19 units	674	21.4%
20 or more units	89	2.8%
Mobile home & other	193	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4840516
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 33.1278, -97.0228