Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,353 km² (909 mi²). 2,278 kilometre² (880 mi²) of these are l& and 75 kilometer² (Xxix mi²) of these are a water supply. A aggregate vicinity is Triad.19% a stream. Adjacent counties
Collin County (north) Rockwall County (northeast) Kaufman County (east) Ellis County (south) Tarrant County (west) Denton County (northwest)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. A population density is 974/km² (2,523/mi²). There are 854,119 housing units at an typical density of 375/km² (971/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 58.35% White, 20.31% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 3.98% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.04% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. Twenty-nine.87% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 807,621 menage away from which 35.10% use tikes under a age of Eighteen swallow the children, 46.90% come married couples living together, 14.10% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no married man present, & 33.90% come non-families. Twenty-seven.30% of a lot family come processed higher of people & Quintet.90% own mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.71 & a typical personal size is Troika.34.

In a county, the people is spread retired by using Twenty-seven.90% under a age of Eighteen, Tenner.70% from either 18 to Two dozen, 34.40% from either 25 to 44, Eighteen.90% from either 45 to 64, & Eight.10% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 31 years. For each Centred females there are 99.Lxxx males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & ended, there are 98.00 males.

the median income for a personal in the county is $43,324, & the median income for a family is $49,062. Males have a median income of $34,988 versus $29,539 for females. A per capita income for the county is $22,603. Xiii.40% of the people & Decade.60% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Eighteen.00% of people under a age of 18 & 10.50% of people 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

Cities and towns

Addison Balch Springs Cedar Hill Carrollton Cockrell Hill Combine Coppell Dallas

DeSoto Duncanville Farmers Branch Ferris Garland Glenn Heights Grand Prairie

Grapevine Highland Park Hutchins Irving Lancaster Lewisville Mesquite

Ovilla Richardson Rowlett Seagoville Sunnyvale University Park Wilmer Wylie

Historical communities
Oak Cliff (Annexed by Dallas in 1903) Buckingham (Annexed by Richardson in 1996)