The Design District

What the Locals Say About The Design District

Changing Face

The neighborhood’s redevelopment has occurred organically—no cookie-cutter master-planning here. Apartments have filled in and around the existing industrial buildings; warehouses and showrooms have closed and reopened as restaurants.

Keep in Mind

The Design District attracts industrious types aiming to open their own shops or those who simply find it invigorating to live in a creative environment so close to the activity of downtown. It’s also become a burgeoning entertainment district, so those who prefer a quieter lifestyle might want to look elsewhere.

Known For

Dallas was once the third-largest garment center in the country, and today a new generation of entrepreneurs are putting the city’s sewing machines back to work. The Design District has been their launching pad.

Other Neighborhoods in Central Dallas

Deep Ellum – Expo Park, Downtown Dallas, Medical District, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, South Dallas – Fair Park, Uptown

An Emerging Urban Neighborhood

The Design District looks much the same as it has for 40 years, even as it has evolved to include nationally recognized restaurants.

The Design District aims to become what developers like to call a “live-work-play environment.”

The area’s art and design reputation lend it a cool factor.

You won’t find national chains, mixed-use developments, or the razing of buildings here.

The neighborhood is increasingly one of the city’s premier shopping destinations.

But it has none of the hubbub of NorthPark or the glitz of Highland Park Village.

What you have is a new neighborhood emerging from the existing one, yet not trampling it in the process.

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The Design District Demographics

Population

The 2023 population of Design District is estimated to be 864.

57.9% of residents are male, 42.1% are female. The median age is 31.3.

61.7% of the Design District population are White, 16.9% are Black, 9.5% are Asian, and 2.3% identify as some other race. 11.9% are of Hispanic heritage.

Among adult residents, 25.8% have earned a master's degree, 6.5% have a professional school degree, 4.5% have a doctorate, and 42.2% have a bachelor’s degree.

The number of households is 743. The average household size is 1.29.

Income & Employment

The median household income is $91,969.

99% of residents are employed and 1% are unemployed. 34 are not in the labor force.

The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 20 minutes.

Housing

1% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average renter has been in the same home 5 years.

The median year the area’s housing units were built is 2011.

Crime

Design District includes portions of these police beats: 516, 517

Throughout those beats from 2017 to 2023, there were:

Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence)	26
Aggravated Assaults (family violence)	0
Business Burglaries	79
Home Burglaries	30
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries	287
Auto Thefts	90
Business Robberies	11
Robberies of Individuals	15
Shoplifting Incidents	12
Murders	0

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