Dallas Habitat Neighborhood Profile
Ideal is both North and East of Highway 175, bounded to the
north by Hatcher Street, and bounded to the east by Malcom X
Blvd. One of the City of Dallas’ Neighborhood Investment Program
neighborhoods, the area has seen significant City investment
through housing and commercial development, infrastructure
improvements (specifically Bexar Street), increased transportation
services, and employment training.
Since 1996, Dallas Habitat has built 21 homes in Ideal and has
completed 26 A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) home repairs. Dallas
Habitat, the City, the Ideal Neighborhood Association and many
other partners are working to revitalize the community.
Community Profile (CT 39.02 data from US Census Bureau, ACS Survey 2009-2013)
Population
1,912 residents
Households
684 households
Dallas Habitat homeowners
Percentage of families (Dallas County)
Race and ethnicity
21 households
54.5% of all households are families (64.5%)
75.6% African American
15.0% ethnically Hispanic
Median household income (Dallas County)
$30,189 ($49,481)
Receive food stamp benefits (Dallas County)
34.7% of all households (12.9%)
Education (Dallas County)
42.0% do not have a high school degree (22.6%)
Language spoken at home (Dallas County)
15.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (33.7%)
Housing Profile (CT 39.02 data from DCAD 2014 Database)
Valuation of homes (Dallas County)
$29,712 average home value ($173,278)
Unimproved residential (vacant) lots
38.4% of all parcels
Owner occupied housing conditions (Dallas County)
36.2% in good, very good, excellent condition (63.9%)
April 2015