I am from Dallas, Tx, and I love my hometown. The city is a great place to live and a great place to have grown up in, with plenty of things to do with family and friends, beautiful homes and parks, and amazing food, restaurants, and shopping. Dallas has many attractions to visit, where you can take the DART train all around the city, and trolleys around our downtown area.
Growth Patterns: In the past decade, there has only been a 1% growth increase in the city of Dallas. There has, however, been larger growth outside the city in the suburbs and in the surrounding counties. This is most likely due to the fact that city does not have much room to grow any more, so the growth is being pushed to suburbs.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/27ttdallas.html?_r=0)
Demographics: Dallas is almost split evenly between males with females, with 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The races in Dallas are slightly less equally distribution, with a 50.83% white, 25.91% black, and 35.55% mexican population. The major demographic of Dallas is that of primarily male, white, 25 to 34 years olds.
(http://dallas.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm)
Economics: The unemployment rate in Dallas, TX is 8%, the job growth is 1.2%. They predict a future job growth rate of 34%. In February the national unemployment rate was at 7.7, so the Dallas unemployment rate is average compared at a national level.
(http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/texas/dallas)
(http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000)
My Favorite Places:
Northpark Mall- This is one of my favorite malls in Dallas, which went through a renovation and expansion that was completed in 2006.
Dallas Arboretum- The Dallas Arboretum has a wide array of flowers, trees, and shrubbery, as well as beautiful ponds located throughout the premises.
Dallas World Aquarium- The Dallas World Aquarium is one of my favorite places to visit in Dallas, with not only a huge variety of fish, but also animals that can be viewed, including monkeys, penguins, and sloths.
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