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Real Estate Prices & Overview

West Dallas median real estate price is $217,868, which is less expensive than 65.9% of Texas neighborhoods and 75.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in West Dallas is currently $2,152, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 70.6% of the neighborhoods in Texas.

West Dallas is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Dallas, Texas.

West Dallas real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the West Dallas neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

Real estate vacancies in West Dallas are 5.1%, which is lower than one will find in 65.8% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in West Dallas is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Dallas, the West Dallas neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the West Dallas (32.9%) than in 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the West Dallas neighborhood than in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

People

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 93.3% of the adult residents in the West Dallas neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the West Dallas neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 59.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

West Dallas is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 73.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the West Dallas neighborhood in Dallas are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the West Dallas neighborhood, 42.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 32.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.0%), and 5.2% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the West Dallas neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 73.1% of households. Some people also speak English (26.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the West Dallas neighborhood in Dallas, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (59.1%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (5.5%), and residents who report African roots (2.9%), and some of the residents are also of Cuban ancestry (1.5%). In addition, 36.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in West Dallas neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (60.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (32.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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