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Washington, DC vs Dallas, TX

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- Dallas is 0% more densely populated than Washington.
- People are 32.1% more likely to be married in Dallas.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years younger in Dallas.
 Washington, DCDallas, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,300,239329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.138.4
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 Population - 2010605,282  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,188,580285,036,114
 Population - 1990606,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,828.593.4
 Land Area61.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock44.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Washington, DCDallas, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Washington, DCDallas, TXUnited States
 White36.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.7%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Washington, DCDallas, TXUnited States
 Married Population32.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married55.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households310,104  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock285,59980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households178,908  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 6 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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