Dallas City Wire

Of the 2,606,868 people living in Dallas County in 2019, 50.7 percent (1,321,480) were women and 49.3 percent (1,285,388) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Dallas City Wire.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by a ratio of 828,885-to-817,915. In the 65 and over age range, there were 155,603 females and 117,127 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	817,915	31.4
Females 18 and over	828,885	31.8
Males 65 and over	117,127	4.5
Females 65 and over	155,603	6

Source: US Census Bureau