75038 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 75038, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

75038 is a zip code in Dallas County, Texas, which covers Southwest Dallas, with a total population of 32,128 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 75038 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 75038.

The estimated population of people living in 75038 is 32,128, with a median age of 32.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 75038 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
32,128
+7.5%
+7.95%
2020
29,886
 -0.35% -
2019
29,990
 -0.54% -
2018
30,153
+1.31%
-
2017
29,762
 - -

Population of 75038 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 75038 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
17.3%
18.3%
 -5.46%
Black/African American
31.6%
27.4%
 +15.33%
Native
0.3%
0.3%
 0.00%
Hispanic
17.6%
22.8%
 -22.81%
Asian
30.3%
27.5%
 +10.18%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.8%
 -87.50%
Two Or More Races
2.7%
2.6%
 +3.85%
Other
0.1%
0.4%
 -75.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 75038 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 75038 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 75038 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 75038 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 32.2 +0.63% 32.2 +0.63% 32.2 +0.63%
2020 32 +1.59% 32 +1.91% 32 +0.95%
2019 31.5 +2.94% 31.4 +3.97% 31.7 +2.26%
2018 30.6 +1.66% 30.2 0% 31 +3.33%
2017 30.1 - 30.2 - 30 -

The median age of the 75038 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 75038 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,802 +8.65% 2,656 -0.61% 3,025 2,616
10 to 19 1,469 +9.72% 1,430 -25.12% 1,576 1,077
20 to 29 3,146 -19.85% 3,323 +3.02% 2,561 3,407
30 to 39 3,261 +24.21% 3,002 +15.81% 4,048 3,483
40 to 49 2,089 +16.37% 1,707 -1.93% 2,434 1,643
50 to 59 1,216 +20.19% 1,344 +33.04% 1,435 1,825
60 to 69 652 -5.74% 899 -10.97% 595 761
70+ 309 +83.68% 457 +94.26% 643 999

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 75038 zip code is $64,678.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 75038.

  • Under 25
    $39,571.00
  • 25 to 44
    $63,305.00
  • 45 to 64
    $76,106.00
  • 65 and over
    $56,178.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 75038 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 75038, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 75038 is currently $91,115.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.22% of households in 75038 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 75038 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    11.33%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.86%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    27.79%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.27%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.58%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.95%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.22%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 75038 is $39,406.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 75038 by the total population of 75038.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 75038 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 75038 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    21.19%
  • Bachelor's degree
    40.62%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.58%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    30.50%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.10%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 75038 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 75038 zip over the age of 16 is 24,849.

Of those people, a total of 77.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 75038 is 74.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 75038 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,015 41.70% 12.80%
20 to 24 years 1,773 71.50% 6.30%
25 to 29 years 4,195 84.80% 4.50%
30 to 34 years 3,808 81.70% 4.00%
35 to 44 years 5,994 90.70% 2.70%
45 to 54 years 3,599 88.50% 5.20%
55 to 59 years 1,467 80.80% 1.60%
60 to 64 years 732 85.90% 2.50%
65 to 74 years 1,564 28.30% 7.20%
75 years and over 702 16.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 75038. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 7,975 78.40% 5.20%
Black or African American 8,251 86.70% 2.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 122 44.30% 0.00%
Asian 6,964 65.50% 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 100.00% 0.00%
Other 640 79.40% 2.80%
Two or more races 878 91.30% 3.60%
Hispanic or Latino 4,231 87.00% 8.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,998 73.10% 2.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 75038 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 75038 is 18,550, with median earnings of $44,903.00.

Women in 75038 are earning approximately 72.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,550 $44,903.00
Male 10,248 $51,820.00
Female 8,302 $37,555.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 75038 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,339 $57,741.00
Business and Financial 1,602 $57,763.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,540 $89,676.00
Architecture and Engineering 260 $76,629.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 68 $39,861.00
Community and Social Service 81 $25,708.00
Legal 257 $111,025.00
Educational and Library 607 $39,256.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 149 $56,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 951 $56,442.00
Healthcare Support 510 $21,714.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 330 $22,083.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 953 $18,972.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 355 $32,712.00
Personal Care and Service 178 $15,909.00
Sales 1,788 $30,147.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,405 $36,725.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 649 $44,049.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 428 $51,410.00
Production 1,377 $33,403.00
Transportation and Material Moving 830 $47,988.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 75038 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 75038.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 794 $58,289.00 545 $50,781.00
Business and Financial 747 $55,995.00 855 $59,704.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,891 $84,877.00 649 $96,391.00
Architecture and Engineering 155 $100,163.00 105 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 41 $67,829.00 27 $0.00
Community and Social Service 37 $0.00 44 $9,700.00
Legal 194 $111,011.00 63 $142,614.00
Educational and Library 110 $62,105.00 497 $32,255.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 31 $0.00 118 $84,167.00
Healthcare Practitioners 182 $104,145.00 769 $41,319.00
Healthcare Support 74 $0.00 436 $21,286.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 238 $25,300.00 92 $19,630.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 426 $18,333.00 527 $19,018.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 255 $34,212.00 100 $31,122.00
Personal Care and Service 8 $0.00 170 $13,750.00
Sales 999 $38,614.00 789 $26,089.00
Office and Administrative Support 897 $36,302.00 1,508 $39,022.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 637 $44,375.00 12 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 375 $52,786.00 53 $50,292.00
Production 835 $53,537.00 542 $20,162.00
Transportation and Material Moving 745 $48,384.00 85 $32,218.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 13,540 households in 75038, with an average household size of 2.37 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 8,023 families living in the 75038 zip code with an average family size of 3.07 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 75038:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,583 934 1,506 5,517
Average Household Size 3.17 3.22 2.94 1.26
Total Families 5,583 934 1,506 0
Average Household Size 3.16 3 2.77 0

Poverty

Of the 8,023 families living in 75038, 8.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 75038:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 14,643 housing units in 75038.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 13,540 92.47%
Vacant 1,103 7.53%

72.92% of the total 14,643 housing units in 75038 are rental units. This is approximately 10,678 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,430 are occupied by the owner - or 16.59% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 75038 is $1,230.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 75038 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    432
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    1,930
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    6,373
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,940
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    364
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    43
  • $3,000 or more
    28

Property Value

The median value of a property in 75038 is $290,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 75038 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    21
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    114
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    231
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    284
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    634
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    717
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    293
  • $1,000,000 or more
    136

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 75038. The chart below shows the number of properties in 75038 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    130
  • 1940 to 1949
    25
  • 1950 to 1959
    368
  • 1960 to 1969
    336
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,278
  • 1980 to 1989
    6,979
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,524
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,158
  • 2010 to 2013
    843
  • 2014 or later
    2

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 75038 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    608
  • 1 vehicle available
    7,475
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,559
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    898

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 75038 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 75038 that commute to work in a particular way.

22.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 75038.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    159
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    898
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,267
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,123
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,618
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,395
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,938
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    274
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    382
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    492
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    445
  • 90 or more minutes
    119

Summary

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