In Latest Census, Dallas Sees Paltry Growth
Big D may need a new nickname.
Despite a surging state population and double-digit growth rates in Austin, Fort Worth and San Antonio, the city of Dallas grew by a paltry 1 percent in the last decade, according to the new census figures — a rate lower than any of the 20 largest cities in Texas. Dallas County fared little better: Its 6.7 percent growth rate was dwarfed by the four other most-populous Texas counties, which each saw more than 20 percent growth.
City and county officials blame the low growth on Dallas’ topography: The third-largest city in Texas is ...
Comments (5)
TrojanMan4
Now, now.
Maybe you guys should do a little bit more homework and actually look at real estate prices in Dallas' best neighborhoods. Housing in Dallas' more desirable neighborhoods are far more expensive than in the growing 'burbs. Why are those neighborhoods expensive because the demand is there.
Building on former farmland is cheap, e.g. Prosper.
Dallas is far from built out. Much of the Southern half is underdeveloped or undeveloped.
The next Census will be far more interesting to see how some of the suburbs perform. Plano is down to a few parcels of land. Already, folks in Plano are griping about how the City is going to hell in a hand basket.
Walt Borges
Dallas is hardly 'built out' in any sense. Large portions of south Dallas are undeveloped both in the real estate sense and, more importantly, underdeveloped in the economic sense. This article's assessment is very myopic, and it is an assessment that ignores and devalues the status of the poorer and residential areas of the city primarily populated minorities.
Walt Borges
University of North Texas at Dallas
Bryce Pilaf
Defending Southern Dallas is admirable, but with a few exceptions the area is a basket case in terms of its infrastructure, opportunities and especially its political leadership. Businesses do not want to pay-to-play in order to build in that area.
The article is right about the rest of Dallas. Downtown and northern Dallas are largely built out, and it is have a difficult time attracting new businesses and people other than the usual suspect neighborhoods. (e.g. Park Cities, North Dallas).
DFW is on the rise. The City of Dallas has work to do. Good job, Emily and Ross.
Walt Borges
Bryce -- this is not a 'defense' of southern Dallas; it's an observation of the blind spots that some, not all, Dallas officials have when it comes to the poorer sections of the city. Dallas is either built out or it isn't, and from where I sit, it ain't.
Bill Betzen
After 36 years in my home here 9 miles south of the Dallas County Court House, I have some strong opinions of Dallas problems. All 4 of my adult children live in their homes here in Oak Cliff and we are blessed with four grandchildren. Dallas must continue to improve!
It is obvious that Dallas is not built out. Just look at any aerial view of Dallas and you will see much open land on the south side, not far from my home. It is wonderful land that planners are doing a MUCH better job of planning for the development of than did the planners in for north Dallas some 50 years ago. This is a wonderful opportunity for Dallas, unless it is ignored.
As a teacher I see the main missing piece being students who are not all graduating ready for work or college. We are improving in DISD and reaching graduation rates that are the highest in decades, but we have a long way to go. We need city and state leadership that will make education the priority. That is not happening with the currently planned State budget cuts. Hopefully those cuts will not happen, or will be set up so that teachers are not lost.
Nothing will lower the crime rate in Dallas more than another 10 percentage point rise in our DISD graduation rate. Everybody wins!