Home to many of Dallas’ wealthiest people, this area features both sprawling estates and row after row of ranch-style homes. Between Northwest Highway, LBJ Freeway, Midway Road, and Central Expressway, you’ll also find the most prestigious private schools in the city, long-established and beloved neighborhood shopping centers along Preston Road, and the crown jewel of Dallas retail.
The 2016 population of North Dallas is estimated to be 53,101. That’s a change of +5.8% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +5.5%.
The number of households is 24,260, a change of +6.0% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +5.7%.
The average household size is 2.17.
The median household income is $82,970 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 38.3% aren’t in the labor force. 6.2% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 8.2% are blue-collar workers, 80.6% are white-collar workers, and 11.2% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 23.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.7.
50.9% of North Dallas homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $589,173
63.4% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 16.0 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 6.8 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1975.
North Dallas includes portions of these police sectors: 630, 640, 650
Throughout those sectors during 2014, there were:
| Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 57 |
| Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 40 |
| Business Burglaries | 150 |
| Home Burglaries | 430 |
| Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 1084 |
| Auto Thefts | 286 |
| Business Robberies | 50 |
| Robberies of Individuals | 118 |
| Shoplifting Incidents | 711 |
| Other Thefts | 491 |
| Murders | 5 |
| Rapes | 23 |
