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75228 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75228 covers Dallas, Texas, with a population of about 69,288 and a median household income of $59,617.

Population
69,2886,057 per square mile
Median age
31.37.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,61722% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
20.6%8.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$277,166up 7.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,19611% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
48.8%16.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
758

Where 75228 is

Dallas, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population69,288
Median age31.3
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US28.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home52.4%
White (non-Hispanic)20.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)19.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino56%
Veterans2.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$59,617
Income per person$27,852
Poverty rate20.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k4.6%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k12.1%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed28,100
Mean adjusted gross income$53,651
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k35.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$259,500
Median gross rent$1,196
Rent as a share of household income34%
Owner-occupied48.8%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house54.5%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units24.9%
20 or more units13.4%
Mobile home0.8%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$277,166as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91%
Typical asking rent$1,358as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 3.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$306,189$77,798

$77,798 in 2000 to $277,166 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,402$1,107

$1,107 in 2021 to $1,358 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher73.3%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone73.6%
Takes public transport2.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)29.2% 17.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.7% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.9% 5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening52.8% 11.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.3% 16 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6% 2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21% 8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments758
People employed10,345
Annual payroll$429,049,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 52.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.4 out of 100
Community resilience8.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire24.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide20.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$59,617$76,292$78,538
Income per person$27,852$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate20.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$259,500$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,196$1,339$1,348
Homeownership48.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.2%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US28.1%17.2%13.9%
Median age31.335.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDALLAS LOVE FLD, TX US16.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January57.7°F / 37.9°F2.59 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February62°F / 41.9°F2.78 in rain, 0.9 in snow
March69.9°F / 49.4°F3.45 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April77.4°F / 56.8°F3.15 in rain
May84.9°F / 66°F4.57 in rain
June92.7°F / 73.8°F3.83 in rain
July96.9°F / 77.7°F1.71 in rain
August97.1°F / 77.4°F2.19 in rain
September90°F / 70.1°F3.1 in rain
October79.5°F / 58.7°F4.79 in rain
November67.8°F / 47.8°F2.93 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December59.2°F / 39.8°F3.23 in rain, 0.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket28% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Dallas Independent School District92.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Garland Independent School District7.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability11.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75218 Dallas, TX2.9 km away
75150 Mesquite, TX4.6 km away
75238 Dallas, TX6.4 km away
75227 Dallas, TX6.4 km away
75214 Dallas, TX6.7 km away
75041 Garland, TX7 km away
75223 Dallas, TX7.3 km away
75043 Garland, TX8.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Dallas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.44 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density6,057 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8250, -96.6784

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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