Population Forecast
5 year Forecast - 6.1%
The current population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Market is 8,603,815 as of the January 2026 PopStats estimate. PopStat’s Trend models indicate a 5 year population change of 6.1%, resulting in a Population of 9,128,663 by January 2031. This percentage change in Population ranks 20th across STI Markets. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Market currently ranks 5th in overall population, and will rank 5th by January 2031.
High and Low Range - 0.7% to 28.3%
While the summation of mid range 5 year forecasts foresee a change in Population of 6.1% for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Market. The forecast high ranges of these forecasts leaves open the possibility for a Population change as high as 28.3% at 11,040,682. Similarly a population change as low as 0.7% at 8,660,273 is not without possibility.
Figure 73: Population Trend and Forecast
10 year Projections - 13.9%
By January 2036 we project the Population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Market to be 9,799,447 resulting in a change of 13.9% compared to the current Population. This projected percentage change in Population ranks 18th across STI Markets. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Market currently ranks 5th in overall population, and will rank 3rd by January 2036.
