Dallas is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 15,062 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Dallas is the 85th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Dallas was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Dallas economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Dallas, where the median household income is $75,545.00.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 sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas who work in office and administrative support (14.09%), sales jobs (10.18%), and management occupations (9.72%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Dallas is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dallas, the average commute to work is 37.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Dallas does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Dallas overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Dallas, 23.36% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dallas in 2022 was $28,588, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,352 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. The greatest number of Dallas residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Dallas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dallas include English, Irish, German, African, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Dallas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
