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As part
of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the nation Dallas FW with 7.6
million people, Dallas has a
population of 1,600,162 and is the ninth-largest city. The ultra modern and sophisticated city of
Dallas covers approximately 343 square miles.
There are 12 counties and
56 big cities, 156 towns and 28 unincorporated places in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex.
Dallas
is the number one visitor and leisure destination in Texas. DFW
International Airport is the world's fourth busiest airport by aircraft
movements. DFW Airport is an absolute behemoth of an airport. The airport is larger than the island of Manhattan in New
York City and more than twice larger than the city of Port-au-Prince. In
Dallas Visitors are exposed to a city of success. It is home
to more than 24 of the fortune 500 companies (headquartered in Dallas). This
metropolitan area is the #1 visitor destination in Texas and it
encompasses over twelve thousand square miles with close to 7 million residents. If you enjoy dining out,
shopping, sports, and hot weather-- you'll love the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex! Dallas
tends to celebrate what's fashionable, sleek, new, and contemporary.
In 2014 according to CNN Money magazine,
the median income (per Capita) in Dallas was $69,000 and the
median home price was only $196,000. This link will show you
Some
Suburbs Of Dallas >>
and
The 35 richest Neighborhoods In Dallas
If you are planning to
purchase a house in the DFW area this link will help you in your
decision making
The best Suburbs of Dallas (2014).
Dallas is a place the world associates with wealth, 25 billionaires
an 120,000 millionaires live in Dallas. The metropolitan area led
the nation with the largest year-over-year increase in employment
and advanced to become the fourth-largest employment center in the
nation (behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago) with more
than three million non-farm jobs. The city's economy is primarily
based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, technology, energy,
healthcare and medical research, and transportation and logistics.
The city is home to the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500
companies in the nation (behind New York City and Houston. The
metropolitan economy surpassed Washington, DC to become the fifth
largest in the United States.
Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex is a dynamic
metropolis characterized by numerous restaurants, shopping malls, modern
businesses, high-tech companies, large corporate headquarters, and
wholesale trade markets. The Telecom Corridor, along U.S.
75 in Richardson, has resulted in Dallas being nicknamed "Silicon
Prairie."
Dallas,TX is the second best city for shopping, Right after Houston,
TX which is the best. You thought it was New York or Los Angeles? LOL
Nope! Also, Dallas has four times more restaurants per person than New
York City and more shopping centers per capita than any other major U.S.
city. This area is indeed fortunate to be home to some of the nation's
finest restaurants and shopping centers.
With more than 10,000 restaurants in the Metroplex, residents tend to
eat out quite frequently. Actually, the typical Dallas resident eats out
more than four times a week, which is third highest in the nation!
The Metroplex rises out of the Texas prairie like a shimmering mirage,
tall buildings made of concrete, glass, and steel, attracting travelers
to the flame of success. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is one of the
spikes in the global economy, claiming the 12 the largest metro economy.
in the world. DFW posts a gross metro product exceeding $450 billion,
supported by a local workforce of three million and more than six
million residents. Dallas feels like a global megacity, and could become
one in coming decades. It’s more diverse, with a more equitable share of
whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians, and a much larger percentage share
of immigrants. It’s more widespread, as the metro contains 14 cities
with over 100,000 people, all of them with central business districts.
And it’s richer in net terms, with a larger GDP, more corporations, more
millionaires, and more luxury consumption. Dallas frankly feels less
like Texas in this respect, than like Los Angeles or Miami. |
