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Dallas, TX
Population: 1,232,940
Population, age 50+: 289,231
Population growth, age 50+: 20.1%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$46,109 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$50,337 |
| Sales tax |
8.30% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,950 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$281,410 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$4,407 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
81.0% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
12 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
71 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
102 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
8,362 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
538 |
| Public tennis courts |
258 |
| Public swimming pools |
23 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
208 |
| Park acres |
21,740 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
132 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
8 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
37.05 |
| % clear days in the area |
37 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
2.60 |
| High temp in July ° F |
96.1° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
36.4° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
73.4/79.1 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
84.9% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.4% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
21.5% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
8 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
52 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
122 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
76 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
107 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
31.1 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
52.8% |
| Married |
40.1% |
| Divorced |
10.8% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
232.7 |
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