75231 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 75231, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

75231 is a zip code in Dallas County, Texas, which covers Northeast Dallas, with a total population of 38,823 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 75231 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 75231.

The estimated population of people living in 75231 is 38,823, with a median age of 31.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 75231 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
38,823
 -5.28% -4.06%
2020
40,987
+1.53%
-
2019
40,371
 -1.71% -
2018
41,072
+1.5%
-
2017
40,464
 - -

Population of 75231 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 75231 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
28.4%
28%
 +1.43%
Black/African American
25.9%
24.9%
 +4.02%
Native
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Hispanic
32.3%
35.6%
 -9.27%
Asian
10.5%
8.5%
 +23.53%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.6%
2.6%
 0.00%
Other
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 75231 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 75231 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 75231 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 75231 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 31.1 +0.32% 30.7 -0.32% 31.6 +1.28%
2020 31 -0.32% 30.8 -0.96% 31.2 +0.32%
2019 31.1 +0.32% 31.1 -0.32% 31.1 +1.63%
2018 31 0% 31.2 0% 30.6 0%
2017 31 - 31.2 - 30.6 -

The median age of the 75231 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 75231 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 3,658 -22.78% 3,263 -23.1% 2,861 2,532
10 to 19 2,628 +7.19% 2,152 -6.51% 2,638 2,007
20 to 29 3,694 +21.58% 4,118 -9.66% 4,548 3,727
30 to 39 3,814 -5.83% 3,039 +2.38% 3,534 3,085
40 to 49 2,939 -6.14% 2,131 +14.27% 2,753 2,439
50 to 59 2,224 +1.78% 2,132 -20.8% 2,234 1,711
60 to 69 1,292 +11.78% 1,226 -1.22% 1,413 1,205
70+ 800 +11.46% 1,354 -7.9% 892 1,244

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 75231 zip code is $45,052.00.

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 75231.

  • Under 25
    $31,955.00
  • 25 to 44
    $47,336.00
  • 45 to 64
    $44,330.00
  • 65 and over
    $46,304.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 75231 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 75231, 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 75231 is currently $73,389.00.

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.

6.76% of households in 75231 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 75231 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.83%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    34.93%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.62%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.87%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    6.75%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.24%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.76%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 75231 is $33,961.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 75231 by the total population of 75231.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 75231 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 75231 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
    12.31%
  • Bachelor's degree
    41.09%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.09%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    35.39%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.12%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 75231 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 75231 zip over the age of 16 is 30,140.

Of those people, a total of 76.60% 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 75231 is 72.80%.

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 75231 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,355 35.60% 14.90%
20 to 24 years 3,234 85.00% 6.20%
25 to 29 years 5,041 87.50% 4.10%
30 to 34 years 4,201 87.60% 3.90%
35 to 44 years 5,043 86.70% 5.30%
45 to 54 years 4,674 81.00% 6.60%
55 to 59 years 1,838 86.70% 3.10%
60 to 64 years 1,365 66.50% 1.00%
65 to 74 years 2,096 46.70% 4.80%
75 years and over 1,293 10.30% 3.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 75231. 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 13,543 73.60% 3.20%
Black or African American 8,650 82.00% 8.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 109 92.70% 25.70%
Asian 2,734 68.00% 2.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 39 100.00% 0.00%
Other 2,804 77.30% 3.40%
Two or more races 2,261 82.40% 4.90%
Hispanic or Latino 8,573 81.30% 3.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,344 69.70% 3.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 75231 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 75231 is 21,936, with median earnings of $34,037.00.

Women in 75231 are earning approximately 90.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 21,936 $34,037.00
Male 12,884 $35,710.00
Female 9,052 $32,143.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 75231 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 1,691 $58,520.00
Business and Financial 1,267 $59,779.00
Computer and Mathematical 469 $64,323.00
Architecture and Engineering 462 $82,174.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 102 $46,250.00
Community and Social Service 279 $42,292.00
Legal 326 $134,028.00
Educational and Library 823 $40,592.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 348 $57,206.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,103 $48,097.00
Healthcare Support 601 $30,150.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 225 $26,750.00
Law Enforcement 86 $73,152.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,533 $20,474.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,184 $20,789.00
Personal Care and Service 648 $20,657.00
Sales 2,599 $38,927.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,242 $31,719.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,831 $26,905.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 530 $35,035.00
Production 1,203 $30,536.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,280 $34,835.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 75231 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 75231.

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 855 $85,475.00 836 $49,211.00
Business and Financial 535 $61,150.00 732 $58,088.00
Computer and Mathematical 257 $79,769.00 212 $36,722.00
Architecture and Engineering 397 $93,724.00 65 $78,542.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 72 $53,571.00 30 $31,563.00
Community and Social Service 197 $22,218.00 82 $65,313.00
Legal 243 $165,282.00 83 $88,750.00
Educational and Library 307 $44,271.00 516 $21,974.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 247 $73,347.00 101 $47,604.00
Healthcare Practitioners 357 $37,617.00 746 $53,077.00
Healthcare Support 107 $43,264.00 494 $29,545.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 150 $26,500.00 75 $30,273.00
Law Enforcement 68 $73,478.00 18 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 817 $25,606.00 716 $15,212.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 634 $24,519.00 550 $15,600.00
Personal Care and Service 251 $21,430.00 397 $18,750.00
Sales 1,330 $45,925.00 1,269 $31,208.00
Office and Administrative Support 897 $28,059.00 1,345 $32,749.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,831 $26,905.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 484 $35,845.00 46 $27,788.00
Production 900 $33,218.00 303 $24,448.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,077 $34,162.00 203 $45,549.00

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 17,536 households in 75231, with an average household size of 2.2 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 8,178 families living in the 75231 zip code with an average family size of 3.25 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 75231:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,266 799 2,113 9,358
Average Household Size 3.29 3.11 3.59 1.19
Total Families 5,266 799 2,113 0
Average Household Size 3.27 2.86 3.35 0

Poverty

Of the 8,178 families living in 75231, 17.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 75231:

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 21,011 housing units in 75231.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 17,536 83.46%
Vacant 3,475 16.54%

68.41% of the total 21,011 housing units in 75231 are rental units. This is approximately 14,374 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,001 are occupied by the owner - or 14.28% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 75231 is $1,025.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 75231 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
    161
  • Less than $500
    244
  • $500 to $999
    6,606
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    5,453
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,392
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    366
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    170
  • $3,000 or more
    143

Property Value

The median value of a property in 75231 is $384,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 75231 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    99
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    282
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    211
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    226
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    349
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    912
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    886
  • $1,000,000 or more
    36

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 75231. The chart below shows the number of properties in 75231 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    97
  • 1940 to 1949
    40
  • 1950 to 1959
    983
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,054
  • 1970 to 1979
    8,946
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,976
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,716
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,005
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,177
  • 2014 or later
    17

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 75231 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,285
  • 1 vehicle available
    9,275
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,920
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,056

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 75231 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 75231 that commute to work in a particular way.

26.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 75231.

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
    321
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,671
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,468
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,308
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,389
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,548
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,627
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    708
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    662
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,551
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,477
  • 90 or more minutes
    284

Summary

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