
The diversity of the community. The offerings of the long-established Hispanic-owned businesses along Jefferson Boulevard are as valued as are the hip spots along Davis Street that often fill with visitors from the other side of the Trinity River.
Originally the center of one of Dallas’ first upscale master-planned communities, the neighborhood fell into economic decline as middle-class residents fled to the suburbs during the last half of the 20th century. Fortunately, reinvestment over the last 20 years has transformed North Oak Cliff into a trendy home base for young “urban pioneers” drawn to life in updated old houses set among the slew of new restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, and shops.
The diversity of the community. The offerings of the long-established Hispanic-owned businesses along Jefferson Boulevard are as valued as are the hip spots along Davis Street that often fill with visitors from the other side of the Trinity River.
About the neighborhood’s growing reputation as a “hipster” haven and being called “Dallas’ Brooklyn” because of the (admittedly common) preferences of new residents for walkable environments and locally sourced, organic fare.
The Bishops Arts District and the surrounding blocks have become a true Dallas dining destination. It’s a great place to visit — provided you can find parking.
North Oak Cliff has been called, somewhat pejoratively, Dallas’ Brooklyn or Portland — the place where the hipsters live.
But what you miss if your knowledge of Oak Cliff only began with landing on the island of Hattie’s restaurant is just how this particular sensibility came about.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the neighborhood had largely emptied of its white, working-class population, paving the way for two transformative forces: the urban pioneers and new Latino immigrants.
The northern portion of the neighborhood features subdivisions of gorgeous homes set among rolling lanes envied in many other parts of the city.
The Hispanic community made North Oak Cliff their own before the outside reinvestment of recent years began.
On weekends, parks like Lake Cliff and Kidd Springs fill with life — soccer tournaments, barbecues, and fishing.
Jefferson Boulevard is the most successful urban corridor in Dallas, an unbroken string of boutique shops that is the main street of the city’s Hispanic community.
The neighborhood’s restaurants make regulars feel like part of a greater community.
North Oak Cliff is far more than the sum of the clichés by which some seek to define it.
The 2016 population of North Oak Cliff is estimated to be 73,206. That’s a change of +4.8% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +4.5%.
The number of households is 23,505, a change of +7.0% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +5.6%.
The average household size is 3.09.
The median household income is $41,722 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 32.4% aren’t in the labor force. 23.4% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 37.9% are blue-collar workers, 43.0% are white-collar workers, and 19.0% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 30.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.7.
57.2% of North Oak Cliff homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $125,510
50.5% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 17.2 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 7.1 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1954.
North Oak Cliff includes portions of these police beats: 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 441, 442, 443, 444, 446, 447
Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 166 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 80 |
Business Burglaries | 232 |
Home Burglaries | 454 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 974 |
Auto Thefts | 481 |
Business Robberies | 68 |
Robberies of Individuals | 161 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 408 |
Other Thefts | 522 |
Murders | 4 |
Rapes | 44 |
Dallas ISD Arturo Salazar Elementary | 78 |
Dallas ISD Felix Botello Elementary | 73 |
Dallas ISD Franklin D. Roosevelt High School | 56 |
Dallas ISD George Peabody Elementary | 74 |
Dallas ISD Harrell Budd Elementary | 65 |
Dallas ISD Hector Garcia Middle School | 59 |
Dallas ISD James Bowie Elementary | 75 |
Dallas ISD John F. Peeler Elementary | 62 |
Dallas ISD John H. Reagan Elementary | 69 |
Dallas ISD Justin F. Kimball High School | 63 |
Dallas ISD L.G. Pinkston High School | 62 |
Dallas ISD L.V. Stockard Middle School | 57 |
Dallas ISD Leila P. Cowart Elementary | 70 |
Dallas ISD Lida Hooe Elementary | 67 |
Dallas ISD Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary | 77 |
Dallas ISD Margaret B. Henderson Elementary | 78 |
Dallas ISD Maria Moreno Elementary | 59 |
Dallas ISD Moises E. Molina HIgh School | 78 |
Dallas ISD Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School and Classical Academy | 45 |
Dallas ISD Rosemont Elementary and International Harold W. Lang Middle Schooluage Preparatory Middle School | 72 |
Dallas ISD Stevens Park Elementary | 55 |
Dallas ISD Sunset High School | 73 |
Dallas ISD W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy | 82 |
Dallas ISD W.H. Adamson High School | 69 |
Dallas ISD Winnetka Elementary | 77 |
Dallas ISD Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Middle School | 62 |