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Population (year 2000): 2,557. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,508 (-1.9% change)
Males: 1,211 (47.4%), Females: 1,346 (52.6%)
Luzerne County
Zip codes:
18612.
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $48,696 (year 2000)
Median house value: $115,300 (year 2000)
Races in Dallas:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (26.2%), German (19.4%),
English (15.5%), Polish (14.1%), Welsh (10.9%), Italian (9.9%).
Elevation: 1128 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dallas
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dallas borough
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 8.7%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -335 (-11.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dallas:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 8 miles;
WILKES BARRE, PA)
- WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dallas:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 18 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 60
miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dallas:
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 9 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
- SKYHAVEN (about 13 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 23 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID:
9N3)
College/University in Dallas:
- COLLEGE MISERICORDIA (Full-time enrollment:
1,405; Location: 301 LAKE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.miseri.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dallas:
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 23 miles; SCRANTON,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 54 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY;
FT enrollment: 11,498)
Public high school in Dallas:
- DALLAS SHS (Students: 789; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dallas:
- DALLAS EL SCH (Students: 671; Grades: KG -
05)
- DALLAS MS (Students: 646; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WYCALLIS EL SCH (Students: 453; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in Dallas:
- GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL (Students: 515;
Location: 40 MACHELL AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- DALLAS LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE (Students: 69;
Location: 96 HUNTSVILLE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- IM BIG NOW LEARNING CENTER (Students: 49;
Location: 220 E CENTER HILL ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Dallas:
- BACK MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $393,963; Location: 96 HUNTSVILLE RD; 66,391
books; 1,055 audio materials; 778 video materials; 168
serial subscriptions)
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