
Residents of this neighborhood, which was first established in 1927 along the northeast shore of White Rock Lake, boast that nowhere in the city is home to such an eclectic mix of homes and residents. Nature lovers have much to enjoy as well. In spring the edges of the neighborhood, bordered by acres of native black land prairie, are a riot of wild flowers.
No neighborhood boasts better access to White Rock Lake and its amenities.
The Bath House Butterfly Garden features native Texan foliage and unique flowers.
Modernist house are found here, along with other styles.
Established in the 1920s, the neighborhood originated as a place for second homes at which to escape city life on weekends.
The 2016 population of The Peninsula is estimated to be 466. That’s a change of +2.8% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +3.5%.
The number of households is 234, a change of +3.5% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +3.8%.
The average household size is 1.99.
The median household income is $81,571 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 25.0% aren’t in the labor force. 6.5% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 6.5% are blue-collar workers, 83.7% are white-collar workers, and 9.8% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 25.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.7.
98.1% of The Peninsula homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $284,848
81.9% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 16.1 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 6.5 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1953.
The Peninsula includes portions of these police beats: 234
Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 4 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 4 |
Business Burglaries | 18 |
Home Burglaries | 40 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 195 |
Auto Thefts | 16 |
Business Robberies | 1 |
Robberies of Individuals | 6 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 5 |
Other Thefts | 55 |
Murders | 0 |
Rapes | 2 |
Dallas ISD Bryan Adams High School | 71 |
Dallas ISD Robert T. Hill Middle School | 61 |
Dallas ISD Victor H. Hexter Elementary | 82 |