Pursuit of a more suburban lifestyle — bigger homes and yards — within the big city itself is what often draws people to life north of LBJ Freeway. That, and the ability to enjoy the advantages of a Dallas address while being able to send children to Richardson or Plano schools. Access to the entertainment and dining district of Addison or the variety of ethnic cuisines available in Richardson doesn’t hurt either.
The 2016 population of Far North Dallas is estimated to be 165,719. That’s a change of +7.7% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +6.4%.
The number of households is 79,631, a change of +8.4% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +6.9%.
The average household size is 2.08.
The median household income is $51,317 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 22.1% aren’t in the labor force. 12.2% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 13.1% are blue-collar workers, 68.6% are white-collar workers, and 18.3% 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 1.5.
27.9% of Far North Dallas homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $306,287
31.5% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 14.9 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 6.2 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1986.
Far North Dallas includes portions of these police sectors: 610, 620, 630
Throughout those sectors during 2014, there were:
| Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 82 |
| Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 52 |
| Business Burglaries | 194 |
| Home Burglaries | 585 |
| Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 963 |
| Auto Thefts | 104 |
| Business Robberies | 42 |
| Robberies of Individuals | 109 |
| Shoplifting Incidents | 354 |
| Other Thefts | 449 |
| Murders | 6 |
| Rapes | 30 |
