Cedar Hill, TX

Census Place

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2021 Population

48,968

1.31% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

34.6

1.76% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

9.4%

7.88% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$77,703

2.63% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$205,300

8.22% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Cedar Hill, TX had a population of 49k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $77,703. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Cedar Hill, TX grew from 48,337 to 48,968, a 1.31% increase and its median household income grew from $75,715 to $77,703, a 2.63% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cedar Hill, TX are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (51.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17%), White (Hispanic) (15.5%), Other (Hispanic) (6.04%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.62%).

None of the households in Cedar Hill, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.1% of the residents in Cedar Hill, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Cedar Hill, TX was $205,300, and the homeownership rate was 70.6%.

Most people in Cedar Hill, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Cedar Hill, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cedar Hill, TX is home to a population of 49k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 11.5% of Cedar Hill, TX residents were born outside of the country (5.62k people).

In 2021, there were 3.01 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.1k people) in Cedar Hill, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.34k White (Non-Hispanic) and 7.57k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.1%

2021 Citizenship

94.8%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 94.1% of Cedar Hill, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Cedar Hill, TX was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cedar Hill, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cedar Hill, TX

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
25.1k ± 1.54k
White (Non-Hispanic)
8.34k ± 815
White (Hispanic)
7.57k ± 1.6k

24.7%

Hispanic Population

12.1k people

24.7% of the people in Cedar Hill, TX are hispanic (12.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cedar Hill, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

5.62k people

10.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

5.06k people

As of 2021, 11.5% of Cedar Hill, TX residents (5.62k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cedar Hill, TX was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cedar Hill, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
782 ± 219
Gulf War (2001-)
779 ± 220
Gulf War (1990s)
437 ± 221

Cedar Hill, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cedar Hill, TX employs 23.5k people. The largest industries in Cedar Hill, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,033 people), Retail Trade (3,003 people), and Educational Services (2,475 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($98,103), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,750), and Utilities ($70,208).

Employment

Occupations

23.5k

2021 Value

± 1,297

−1.55%

1 Year decline

± 7.89%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Cedar Hill, TX declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 23.9k employees to 23.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cedar Hill, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,853 people), Management Occupations (2,600 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,050 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cedar Hill, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

23.5k

2021 Value

± 1,297

−1.55%

1 Year decline

± 7.89%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Cedar Hill, TX declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 23.9k employees to 23.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cedar Hill, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,033 people), Retail Trade (3,003 people), and Educational Services (2,475 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cedar Hill, TX, though some of these residents may live in Cedar Hill, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,456

Median earning men ± $3,141

$44,091

Median earning women ± $3,201

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,250), Manufacturing ($61,922), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,378).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($75,027), Wholesale Trade ($64,149), and Public Administration ($56,734).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cedar Hill, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cedar Hill, TX was $205,300 in 2021, which is 0.838 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $189,700 to $205,300, a 8.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Cedar Hill, TX is 70.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Cedar Hill, TX have an average commute time of 31.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cedar Hill, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cedar Hill, TX is $77,703. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Cedar Hill, TX was Census Tract 165.13 with a value of $131,037, followed by Census Tract 607.02 and Census Tract 166.15, with respective values of $92,577 and $88,125.

Property

$205,300

Median Property Value 2021

±$9,541

$11,407

Median Property Taxes

±$746

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cedar Hill, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cedar Hill, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2021

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 70.6% of the housing units in Cedar Hill, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cedar Hill, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 165.13
Census Tract 607.02
Census Tract 166.15

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cedar Hill, TX was Census Tract 165.13 with a value of $131,037, followed by Census Tract 607.02 and Census Tract 166.15, with respective values of $92,577 and $88,125.

The following map shows all of the places in Cedar Hill, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,703

Median Household Income

± $4,312

16.1k

Number of Households

± 1,180

In 2021, the median household income of the 16.1k households in Cedar Hill, TX grew to $77,703 from the previous year's value of $75,715.

The following chart displays the households in Cedar Hill, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cedar Hill, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (7.2%)

In 2021, 80.5% of workers in Cedar Hill, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cedar Hill, TX have a longer commute time (31.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Cedar Hill, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cedar Hill, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cedar Hill, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cedar Hill, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cedar Hill, TX (4.53k out of 48.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cedar Hill, TX is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.4% of the population of Cedar Hill, TX has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 12.2% on Medicaid, 8.13% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.82% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dallas County, TX see 1415 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.6% decrease from the previous year (1438 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1136 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 585 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,415 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dallas County, TX

Primary care physicians in Dallas County, TX see an average of 1,415 patients per year. This represents a 1.6% decrease from the previous year (1,438 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dallas County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.9% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.6%

Uninsured

54.8%

Employer Coverage

12.2%

Medicaid

8.13%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

1.82%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cedar Hill, TX grew by 1.66% from 12.4% to 12.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cedar Hill, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.