People QuickFacts Farmers Branch Texas Population, 2006 estimate 26,583 23,507,783 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -3.4% 12.7% Population, 2000 27,508 20,851,820 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.3% 7.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.6% 28.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.1% 9.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 49.7% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.4% 71.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.4% 11.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.9% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.7% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 37.2% 32.0%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.8% 49.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 25.2% 13.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 38.9% 31.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.2% 75.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.2% 23.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.8 25.4  Housing units, 2000 10,115 8,157,575 Homeownership rate, 2000 68.0% 63.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $99,200 $82,500  Households, 2000 9,766 7,393,354 Persons per household, 2000 2.80 2.74 Median household income, 1999 $54,734 $39,927 Per capita money income, 1999 $24,921 $19,617 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 6.3% 15.4%     Business QuickFacts Farmers Branch Texas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 5,751,713 397,405,111 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 621,546 228,694,755 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $22,772 $10,528 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 81,349 29,914,774 Total number of firms, 2002 4,230 1,734,509 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 5.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.3% 4.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.3% 18.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 15.8% 27.0%      Geography QuickFacts Farmers Branch Texas Land area, 2000 (square miles) 12 261,797 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,292.3 79.6 FIPS Code 25452 48 Counties Dallas County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts