Demographic Trends and Educational Attainment in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area: A Shifting Composition Amid Growth Page: II
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, despite the recent recession, has been the most
dynamic urban area in the nation since at least 1990. Not only has it recorded the fastest
rate of population growth, DFW has added more jobs than every metropolitan area except
Los Angeles.
This growth has been achieved against a backdrop of dramatic demographic
shifts, most notably a huge increase in the region's Hispanic population. Dallas and
Tarrant Counties alone have added more than a half-million Hispanic residents since
1990, largely as a result of international migration.
Recent projections from the Texas State Data Center indicate the Metroplex will
continue its rapid population gains for the foreseeable future, growing from about 5
million residents today to more than 12.5 million by 2030. DFW's Hispanic population
is projected to show the sharpest gains, rising from about 1.5 million today to almost 6
million in 2030.
A review of changes in educational attainment between 1990 and 2000 reveals a
mixed picture for the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Overall, the Metroplex has recorded an
upgrading of its human capital, with markedly higher percentages of adults possessing
bachelors and graduate/professional degrees in 2000 than in 1990. However, educational
attainment levels for minorities trail those of whites in all 12 Metroplex counties.
Though DFW's black population recorded sizeable improvements, attainment levels for
Hispanics remained virtually unchanged between 1990 and 2000 and significantly trail
those of blacks and whites.
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Weinstein, Bernard L. & Clower, Terry L. Demographic Trends and Educational Attainment in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area: A Shifting Composition Amid Growth, report, April 2004; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30392/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Center for Economic Development and Research.