City safety & data profile

DuncanvilleTX

Duncanville, TX is a 40K-resident city in Dallas County with a median household income of $76,457.

Dallas County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Duncanville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Duncanville has a population larger than 73% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $255,500.

Data updated 2026-09-03

40K
Population (place)
Top 27%
By size
$76,457
Median income (place)
$255,500
Median home (place)
10.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Duncanville

Duncanville posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities

Where Duncanville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$76,457 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Duncanville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Duncanville, TX beyond the headline numbers

Duncanville sits inside Dallas County, Texas, at roughly 32.65°N, -96.91°W. Population 39,826, $76,457 median household income. Median home value $255,500, median rent $1,630. Poverty rate 10.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 10.6%, poverty in Duncanville, TX runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Duncanville costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 12.3% of Duncanville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 22.9% in Duncanville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Duncanville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
39,826
Duncanville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$76,457
-14% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$255,500
-38% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Dallas County): Duncanville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.6M+9%
Median Income
$76,547+55%
Median Home Value
$303,000+136%
Poverty Rate
13.9%-27%
Unemployment
5%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for Duncanville, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,630/mo
Poverty Rate
10.6% -15% vs avg
Unemployment 7.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 25.2%
Work From Home 12.3%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 29.4%
African American 29.5%
Asian 1.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.6%
High Blood Pressure
36.7%
Short Sleep Duration
36.2%
Physical Inactivity
32.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
22.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.2%
Binge Drinking
15.5%
Diabetes
14%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.7%
Current Smoking
13%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53%
Annual Checkup 76.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.1%
Stroke
3.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect Duncanville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Duncanville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-DUNCANVILLE · Duncanville

Duncanville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Duncanville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Duncanville, TX?
Duncanville, TX has a population of 39,826 people, located in Dallas County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Duncanville?
The median household income in Duncanville, TX is $76,457 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.6%.
What is the median home value in Duncanville?
The median home value in Duncanville, TX is $255,500. Median rent is $1,630/month.
What are the top health concerns in Duncanville?
The top health indicators in Duncanville include Obesity (37.6%), High Blood Pressure (36.7%), Short Sleep Duration (36.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Duncanville?
The median age in Duncanville, TX is 36.2 years. 25.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Duncanville, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (10.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($76,457 here).

Compare Duncanville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Duncanville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Duncanville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Dallas County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.