Demographics
Government:
- Type: Council-manager
- Body: Dallas City Council
- Mayor: Dwaine Caraway (Current)
Land Area:
- City: 385.0 sq mi (997.1 km2)
- Land: 342.5 sq mi (887.2 km2)
- Water: 42.5 sq mi (110.0 km2)
- Elevation: 430 ft (131 m)
Population:
- City: 1,197,816 (9th U.S.)
- Density: 3,697.44/sq mi
- Metro: 6,477,315 (4th U.S.)
- Median age (years): 30.5 (www.news-journal.com, 2010)
Race:
- White: 50.83%
- Black or African American: 25.91%
- Asian: 2.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.54%
(www.dallas.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm, 2000)
Languages:
- English (Around 66%)
- Spanish (Around 30%)
- Asian Dialects (Around 4%)
- Type: Council-manager
- Body: Dallas City Council
- Mayor: Dwaine Caraway (Current)
Land Area:
- City: 385.0 sq mi (997.1 km2)
- Land: 342.5 sq mi (887.2 km2)
- Water: 42.5 sq mi (110.0 km2)
- Elevation: 430 ft (131 m)
Population:
- City: 1,197,816 (9th U.S.)
- Density: 3,697.44/sq mi
- Metro: 6,477,315 (4th U.S.)
- Median age (years): 30.5 (www.news-journal.com, 2010)
Race:
- White: 50.83%
- Black or African American: 25.91%
- Asian: 2.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.54%
(www.dallas.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm, 2000)
Languages:
- English (Around 66%)
- Spanish (Around 30%)
- Asian Dialects (Around 4%)