Historical populationsCensusPop.%±1860678—18703,000342.5%188010,358245.3%189038,067267.5%190042,63912.0%191092,104116.0%1920158,97672.6%1930260,47563.8%1940294,73413.2%1950434,46247.4%1960679,68456.4%1970844,40124.2%1980904,0787.1%19901,006,87711.4%20001,188,58018.0%20101,197,8160.8%[6][7]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,188,580 people, 451,833 households, and 266,580 families residing in Dallas proper. The population density was 3,469.9 people per square mile (1,339.7/km²). There were 484,117 housing units at an average density of 1,413.3 per square mile (545.7/km²).