Dallas County · Texas
Dallas, TX demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Quick answer
Dallas, TX has a population of 1,302,868 and a median household income of $63,985 — about $5,332 a month before tax. That ranks 57 of 94 covered metros by income and 9 of 94 by population.
Population
1,302,868
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$63,985
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.25%
Texas + local
Income rank
#57
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Dallas household at the median income of $63,985 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,320 a year in sales tax at 8.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Texas exempts or discounts several categories. Dallas is at the Texas 8.25% ceiling; suburbs outside the DART service area often charge the same total but route the second penny to a local development corporation instead.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Dallas-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts rate tables · rates as published for 2026