Carrollton (Texas)

Dallas County Denton County Collin County

48-13024

Carrollton is a city in Dallas County, Denton County and Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located on Interstate 35 in the central northeast Texas, about 25 km north- west of Dallas and has a total area of 94.9 km ², of which 0.5 km ² water surface.

History

The first settlers arrived in 1840 from Carrollton, Illinois in this area. The then small settlement was probably named after this origin so. On 16 May 1878 with the opening of the first post office, the settlement was officially named so.

Demographics

According to the census of 2000, there were 109 576 people in 39 136 households and 28 921 families. The population density was 1,160.1 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 71.88 % White, 6.26 % African American, 0.46 % Native American, 10.90 % Asian, 0.07 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 7.71 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.72% were of mixed descent, and 19.53 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 39 136 households 41.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.1 % were married couples living together. 9.9 % had a female householder with no husband, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.1 % of all households were single-person households and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.25 persons to.

28.3 % of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 37.1 % 25-44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 96.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 62,406, and the median income for a family $ 68,672. Males have a median income of $ 45,469 versus $ 32,997 for females. The per capita income was $ 26,746. 5.6 % of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 7.4 % have children under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 or older.