Grand Prairie City, Texas

Grand Prairie City is a city located in Dallas, Tarrant and Ellis counties, Texas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 127427 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 160641, making it Texas's 17th largest. It has total area of 81.54 sq mi (211.19 square kilometre), of which, 71.4 square miles (184.93 square kilometre) of it is land and 10.14 square miles (26.26 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Texas's 20th largest by total area. It is ranks 14 in the size of its inland waterways in Texas.

As of the census of 2000, there were 127427 residents, 43791 households, and 32333 families in the city. The population density was 1784.6 people per square mile (689.04/kmē), it is Texas's 215th most densely populated city. There were 46425 housing units at an average density of 650.2 per square mile (251.04/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.9 persons, and the average family size was 3.38 persons. In the city the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 102.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.1 females. The median age was 30.5 years, The median age of males and females living in Grand Prairie City was 29.9 and 31 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 61.97% White, 13.53% Black or African American, 0.77% American Indian, 4.42% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, 3.34% from two or more races and 15.9% Other races.

Grand Prairie city Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Grand Prairie city Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Grand Prairie City Texas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $46816, it is Texas's 286th wealthiest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $51449, making its Texas's 299th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $18978, making it the 366th highest city by per capita income in Texas. The median income is $25692, The median income for males was $30157 versus $21186 for females.

In 2000, 36877 pupils and students, of which 50% are male and 50% are female, 28.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.74% nursery or pri school, 6.42% kindergarten, 48.89% elementary school, 20.7% high school and 17.24% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census127427
April 2000 Estimate127182
July 2000 Estimate128080
July 2001 Estimate132862
July 2002 Estimate134900
July 2003 Estimate135684
July 2004 Estimate138028
July 2005 Estimate142262
July 2006 Estimate152440
July 2007 Estimate157386
July 2008 Estimate160641
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school132011662486
Kindergarten136510042369
Elementary school9174885418028
High school383538007635
College or graduate school274436156359
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Grand Prairie city, Texas$46816$51449$18978
Dallas County, Texas$43324$49062$22603
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587