Dallas’ version of the Hill Country can be found in this southwestern most sector of the city. From the beautiful Cedar Ridge Preserve to mountain-biking near Mountain Creek Lake to the (highly exclusive, private) Dallas National Golf Club, it’s a great place to get outdoors.
Cedar Ridge Preserve boasts some of the best hiking trails in North Texas.
Joe Pool Lake is on the edge of the city limits.
Just 20 minutes from downtown Dallas, you’re in a hilly forest, surrounded by songbirds and dragonflies, and on occasion — because it’s so quiet — a sun-bathing snake.
Cedar Ridge is on top of the White Rock Escarpment, so several hikes include steep, chalky stairs and incredible views of tree-filled valleys that feel out of place in North Texas.
There are small, picturesque bridges, babbling creeks, and waving grassland that, come springtime, is covered within vibrant wildflowers.
If you take the Cattail Pond Trail at Cedar Ridge Preserve, you’ll reach a quiet watering hole with a bench and a wooden deck.
Southwest Dallas features some of the best off-road biking in North Texas.
The 2016 population of Southwest Dallas is estimated to be 62,203. That’s a change of +15.6% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +10.4%.
The number of households is 18,017, a change of +12.7% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +9.7%.
The average household size is 3.37.
The median household income is $46,683 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 31.2% aren’t in the labor force. 17.5% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 31.3% are blue-collar workers, 47.7% are white-collar workers, and 21.0% 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 1.8.
65.6% of Southwest Dallas homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $121,586
57.0% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 14.3 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 1990.
Southwest Dallas includes portions of these police sectors: 430
Throughout those sectors during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 90 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 34 |
Business Burglaries | 110 |
Home Burglaries | 346 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 538 |
Auto Thefts | 360 |
Business Robberies | 22 |
Robberies of Individuals | 61 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 31 |
Other Thefts | 221 |
Murders | 4 |
Rapes | 22 |