In the town of Irving, Texas are some of the finest, best apartment deals in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. These apartments are found in one of the Lone Star State’s most dynamic hotel districts for organizational conventions.
Irving is located within Dallas County, Texas. The 2000 Census shows the population at over 191,000, with a 2006 estimate at nearly 202,000.
Contained within Irving is Las Colinas, one of the United States’ original master-planned developments. It’s also the biggest mixed-use development in the nation’s Southwest (about 12,000 acres).
Traveling by plane is no problem for residents of Irving; a portion of the large Dallas - Ft. Worth International Airport is actually within Irving’s city limits.
Located within Irving are more than 80,000 housing units. The city has a diverse racial make-up, with approximately 64 percent of the population white, 10 percent African American, 8.24 percent Asian, with the other 17 percent coming from a mix of other races.
Of the more than 76,000 households, about 31 percent have children younger than 18 living at home. 44 percent of these households consisted of married couples, while about 11.2 percent are households headed by a female with no husband. The size of the average household is 2.5, and the size of Irving’s average family is 3.19.
Jobs are plentiful in the area, thanks largely to the presence of many headquarters for large national companies. These companies include Commercial Metals, Chuck E. Cheese, Exxon/Mobil, Gruna, Michaels Stores, Kimberly-Clark, National Care Network, Southern Star Concrete, Omni Hotels, Xero Hour, Fluor Corporation, Zale Corporation, LXI Enterprise Storage, and NCH Corporation. Irving also serves as home for the national HQ of the Boy Scouts of America. And for what its worth, for the past several years, the Dallas Cowboys NFL team has played its home games in Irving, at Texas Stadium–although later this year, the team is set to move to Arlington. When that happens, the city will demolish the former stadium to make room for a project spanning State Highway 114.
Speaking of jobs, in Irving, the median household income is about $45,000; the median for a family is just over $50,000. The male population has a median income of close to $36,000, compared to just over $30,000 for women.
A family’s education needs are well served in Irving, also. Most of the city is serviced by the Coppell Independent School District and Irving’s Independent School District. Four public high schools serve the area, as well as North Hills Preparatory, a charter school. There are several private schools in the area, plus it’s the home of North Lake College and the University of Dallas.
With nice neighborhoods, plenty of job opportunities, and good schools for your kids and young adults to attend, many people–both families and singles–are finding Irving, Texas to be an ideal location to search for an Irving apartment to call home.
