Demographics

City of Coppell, Texas

With country living, tree-lined streets and magnificent homes situated on the edge of a
bustling metropolitan area, Coppell, located adjacent to DFW International Airport, offers the
gets of both worlds. It may best be described as a growing city in the country.

As recently as 1980, Coppell was a quiet little town. It is still quiet, but no longer little.
According to the 1990 Census, Coppell had grown 341 percent since 1980. Projections
suggest that by the year 2020 the population of Coppell will reach approximately 40,000.

Despite the population growth the city appears to becoming more exclusive with the passage
of time. In 1990, the median household income was $67,000. In 1997 that figure had jumped
to $75,486. Coppell is also a young city, with a media age of 35.

While commercial and light industrial sector is experiencing dynamic growth, Coppell also has
set aside 297 acres of developed and future parkland in 14 park and recreational sites. The Coppell Indecent School District is also experience tremendous gains, with enrollment figures increasing by about 15 percent annually since the mid 1980's.

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Coppell, Texas Demographics

Total Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

1990

2000

Change 1990-2000

Persons

% of Total

Persons

% of Total

Change

% Change

Total Population by Race

16,881

35,958

19,077

113.0%

(Hispanics included in all races)

White

15,108

89.5%

29,929

83.2%

14,821

98.1%

Black

387

2.3%

1,174

3.3%

787

203.4%

American Indian

0.3%

122

0.3%

121.8%

Asian or Pacific Islander

913

5.4%

3351

9.3%

2,438

267.0%

Other Race**

418

2.5%

675

1.9%

257

61.5%

Two or More Races*

N/A

707

2.0%

N/A

100%

Hispanic Origin (Any Race)

1,007

6.0%

2,490

6.9%

1,483

147.3%

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Census 2000 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Coppell, Texas

Subject	Number	Percent	Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	35,955	100.0%	HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
SEX AND AGE			Total population	35,955	100.0%
Male	17,767	49.4%	In households	35,951	100.0%
Under 5 years	1,781	5.0%	Householder	12,227	34.0%
5 to 9 years	2,027	5.6%	Spouse	8,725	24.3%
10 to 14 years	1,719	4.8%	Child	13,456	37.4%
15 to 19 years	1,243	3.5%	Natural-born	12,525	34.8%
20 to 24 years	365	1.0%	Adopted	339	0.9%
25 to 34 years	2,196	6.1%	Step	592	1.6%
35 to 44 years	4,398	12.2%	Grandchild	83	0.2%
45 to 54 years	2,721	7.6%	Brother or sister	187	0.5%
55 to 59 years	615	1.7%	Parent	198	0.6%
60 to 64 years	256	0.7%	Other relatives	341	0.9%
65 to 74 years	340	0.9%	Non-relatives	734	2.0%
75 to 84 years	100	0.3%	In group quarters	4	0.0%
85 years and over	6	0.0%	Institutionalized population	2	0.0%
Female	18,188	50.6%	Non-institutionalized population	2	0.0%
Under 5 years	1,750	4.9%
5 to 9 years	1,851	5.1%	HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
10 to 14 years	1,724	4.8%	Total households	12,227	100.0%
15 to 19 years	1,017	2.8%	Family households (families)	9,891	80.9%
20 to 24 years	514	1.4%	With own children under 18 years	6,719	55.0%
25 to 34 years	2,771	7.7%	Married-couple family	8,710	71.2%
35 to 44 years	4,749	13.2%	With own children under 18 years	5,866	48.0%
45 to 54 years	2,482	6.9%	Female householder, no husband	912	7.5%
55 to 59 years	495	1.4%	With own children under 18 years	698	5.7%
60 to 64 years	240	0.7%	Non-family households	2,336	19.1%
65 to 74 years	350	1.0%	Householder living alone	1,929	15.8%
75 to 84 years	177	0.5%	Householder 65 years and over	210	1.7%
85 years and over	68	0.2%
			HOUSING OCCUPANCY
18 years and over	23,504	65.4%	Total housing units	12,555	100.0%
Male	11,384	31.7%	Occupied housing units	12,179	97.0%
Female	12,120	33.7%	Vacant housing units	376	3.0%
21 years and over	22,670	63.1%	For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	59	0.5%
Male	10,925	30.4%	Homeowner vacancy rate	1.1%
Female	11,745	32.7%	Rental vacancy rate	6.1%
62 years and over	1,304	3.6%
Male	561	1.6%	HOUSING TENURE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Female	743	2.1%	Occupied housing units	12,179	100.0%
			Owner-occupied housing units	9,401	77.2%
RACE			1-person household	934	7.7%
White	30,011	83.5%	2-person household	2,488	20.4%
Black or African American	906	2.5%	3-person household	1,952	16.0%
Asian	3,444	9.6%	4-person household	2,760	22.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1%	5-person household	1,039	8.5%
Some other race	706	2.0%	6-or-more-person household	228	1.9%
Two or more races	739	2.1%	Renter-occupied housing units	2,778	22.8%
			1-person household	997	8.2%
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE			2-person household	777	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2,487	100.0%	3-person household	542	4.5%
White	1,665	66.9%	4-person household	282	2.3%
Black or African American	35	1.4%	5-person household	109	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native	4	0.2%	6-or-more-person household	71	0.6%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	Average household size	2.95
Some other race	633	25.5%	Average household size of owner- occupied units	3.17
Two or more races	142	5.7%	Average household size of renter- occupied units	2.22

- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; Compiled by the North Central Texas Council of Governments