Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA

Census Tract Density Analysis (2020 Census)

Progression (1990–2030)

1990 2000 2010 2020 2025 2030

7,468,799

Total Population

6930.8

Land Area (sq mi)

Density Tier Breakdown

Density Tier	Pop	Area (mi²)
Extreme Urban (≥30k)	12,711	0.4
Dense Urban (15k-30k)	142,275	7.5
Urban (7.5k-15k)	722,709	77.2
Dense Suburban (4k-7.5k)	2,716,421	517.0
Suburban (2k-4k)	1,970,336	664.6
Rural (<2k)	1,904,347	5664.2

High-Density Cores (45)

Dallas Core Urban Core

317,588 people 38.78 mi² 101 tracts

Northwest Dallas Core Urban Core

161,823 people 22.84 mi² 45 tracts

Irving Core Urban Core

133,504 people 22.93 mi² 37 tracts

Arlington Core Urban Core

69,521 people 9.09 mi² 16 tracts

Southwest Dallas Core Urban Core

45,117 people 5.69 mi² 10 tracts

Southeast Dallas Core Urban Core

40,515 people 6.66 mi² 9 tracts

Bachman - Northwest Highway Association (Dallas) Urban Core

38,539 people 3.88 mi² 9 tracts

Lewisville Core Urban Core

33,614 people 3.95 mi² 9 tracts

Far West Fort Worth Core Urban Core

33,411 people 4.66 mi² 6 tracts

South-Southeast Dallas Core Urban Core

33,247 people 3.95 mi² 7 tracts

Addison Core Urban Core

29,069 people 4.6 mi² 7 tracts

Plano Core Urban Core

25,376 people 5.46 mi² 8 tracts

Southwest Fort Worth Core Urban Core

23,109 people 3.05 mi² 5 tracts

Grand Prairie Core Urban Core

22,706 people 2.34 mi² 7 tracts

Fort Worth Core Urban Core

17,933 people 2.2 mi² 4 tracts

West Irving Core Urban Core

17,805 people 1.43 mi² 5 tracts

North Dallas Core Urban Core

17,492 people 1.17 mi² 4 tracts

Southwest Grand Prairie Core Urban Core

16,225 people 3.38 mi² 4 tracts

West-Southwest Fort Worth Core Urban Core

15,670 people 1.69 mi² 4 tracts

Grand Prairie Core Urban Core

13,904 people 1.46 mi² 3 tracts

Mckinney Core Urban Core

13,210 people 1.59 mi² 3 tracts

Garland Core Urban Core

10,617 people 1.3 mi² 2 tracts

Euless Core Urban Core

10,318 people 0.92 mi² 3 tracts

North Mckinney Core Urban Core

7,579 people 1.0 mi² 1 tracts

Southwest Arlington Core Urban Core

7,433 people 0.79 mi² 1 tracts

Grapevine Core Urban Core

6,481 people 0.77 mi² 2 tracts

West Fort Worth Core Urban Core

6,345 people 0.76 mi² 1 tracts

South Dallas (Dallas) Urban Core

6,144 people 0.64 mi² 2 tracts

West Euless Core Urban Core

5,939 people 0.63 mi² 1 tracts

East Garland Core Urban Core

5,913 people 0.75 mi² 1 tracts

Northeast Plano Core Urban Core

5,347 people 0.59 mi² 1 tracts

Little Elm Core Urban Core

5,171 people 0.65 mi² 1 tracts

Wylie Core Urban Core

4,990 people 0.6 mi² 1 tracts

Far West Fort Worth Core Urban Core

4,920 people 0.64 mi² 1 tracts

South Dallas Core Urban Core

4,726 people 0.59 mi² 1 tracts

Bedford Core Urban Core

4,355 people 0.54 mi² 1 tracts

South-Southwest Dallas Core Urban Core

3,790 people 0.46 mi² 1 tracts

Far Southwest Fort Worth Core Urban Core

3,717 people 0.24 mi² 1 tracts

Far Southwest Fort Worth Core Urban Core

3,470 people 0.42 mi² 1 tracts

Allen Core Urban Core

3,466 people 0.37 mi² 1 tracts

Las Colinas (Irving) Urban Core

3,369 people 0.38 mi² 1 tracts

Richardson Core Urban Core

3,300 people 0.25 mi² 1 tracts

West Arlington Core Urban Core

2,863 people 0.32 mi² 1 tracts

River Park Place (Fort Worth) Urban Core

2,552 people 0.24 mi² 1 tracts

Far Southwest Dallas Core Urban Core

2,473 people 0.29 mi² 1 tracts

Layer Opacity

Census Tracts Fill 100%

Highways & Roads 70%

Transit Systems 70%

Roadway Networks

🛣️ Highways & Freeways

Interstates, US Highways, Expressways, and Highway Shields

?? Airports (Commercial & Private)

Major commercial and private/general aviation airports

Transit Systems

🚌 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 0 lines

Tulsa Aero BRT, Omaha ORBT, MCTS Connect, KC MAX, OKC Rapid

🚇 Metro & Light Rail 5 lines

St. Louis MetroLink (Red/Blue), Chicago 'L', Dallas DART Light Rail

🚋 Streetcars & Trolleys 2 lines

Delmar Loop Trolley, KC Streetcar, The Hop, Dallas Streetcar, OKC

🚆 Commuter & Regional Rail 4 lines

Metra Commuter Rail, Trinity Railway Express (TRE), Regional Rail

Transit Symbology & Colors:

Bus Rapid Transit (Cyan / Orange)

Metro & Light Rail (Red / Blue / Gold)

Streetcars & Trolleys (Purple / Amber)

Commuter & Passenger Rail (Dark Navy / Black)

Base Map Style

Muted Light Canvas (Recommended)

Clean grayscale background for high-contrast density visualization

OpenStreetMap Standard

Full street names, parks, water bodies, and neighborhood labels