Dallas is a very large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,299,544 people and 348 associated neighborhoods, Dallas is the third largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Dallas isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dallas are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dallas is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas who work in office and administrative support (10.69%), management occupations (10.32%), and sales jobs (10.01%). Also of interest is that Dallas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Dallas telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.87% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Dallas are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.55% of adults in Dallas have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Dallas in 2018 was $41,761, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,044 for a family of four. However, Dallas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dallas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dallas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dallas, accounting for 42.40% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dallas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dallas include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Dallas also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.77%. The most common language spoken in Dallas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
