Housing in ZIP 75216 at a glance
- Population
- 55,894
- Housing units
- 20,780
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $159,800Dallas: $320,700 (-50%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,221 a monthDallas: $1,472 (-17%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 55.8%Dallas: 42.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 76.1%
- Median year built
- 1960
ZIP 75216 sits at the bottom of the Dallas ranking for both home value, $159,800, and gross rent, $1,221, which are 50% and 17% under the Dallas figures. It also holds the highest share of pre-1980 housing, 76.1%, with the median home going back to 1960, yet owners are 55.8% of households, third. ZIP 75217 values homes at $189,200, ZIP 75227 at $217,000, and ZIP 75211 at $219,300. The area is south of the city's centre of population and may extend beyond city limits. Some 55,894 people live there, in 20,780 housing units, 10,579 owning households outnumbering 8,378 renting ones.
Questions about ZIP 75216
What is the median home value in ZIP 75216, Dallas?
$159,800 for owner-occupied homes, against $320,700 for Dallas as a whole (Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year figures for this ZIP code area). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in ZIP 75216?
$1,221 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,472 in Dallas (Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year figures for this ZIP code area).
Do most people in ZIP 75216 own or rent?
Most own: 55.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 42.4% in Dallas (Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year figures for this ZIP code area).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Figures published by the Census Bureau for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 75216 (the ZIP code area can extend beyond the city limits).
ZIP 75216 is one of the 10 most populous ZIP codes (of 47 ZIP code areas mostly inside the city) of Dallas: population 55,894 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population by ZIP Code Tabulation Area)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077. City figures: the same survey, published for Dallas as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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