Census place 4813492

Cedar Hill

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Cedar Hill city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Cedar Hill.

According to the 2025 estimate, Cedar Hill has a population of 49,801 and 1,392 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median gross rent is $1,993, above the comparison median of $1,360; median household income is $101,909, above the comparison median of $73,005; and population density is 1,392/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$1,993
Above the comparison median of $1,360
median household income
$101,909
Above the comparison median of $73,005
population density
1,392/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Cedar Hill's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
49,801
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,392/sq mi
35.8 sq mi land area
Median age
35.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$101,909
Median home value
$302,700
Median gross rent
$1,993
Bachelor’s degree or higher
35.8%
Typical commute
31.4 min
Drive-alone commute
72.3%
Public transit commute
0.3%
Walked to work
0.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
28.6%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
62.2%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
66.6%
Unemployed residents 16+
5.3%
Working from home
17%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95.7%
Homes built 2020+
3.1%
Households without a vehicle
2.8%
Households with children
36.9%
Residents with a disability
11.3%
Residents without insurance
13.4%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Dallas County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
15
Hurricane declarations
8
Fire declarations
2
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: DALLAS REDBIRD AP (8 mi from place center)
Average high
77.1°F
Average low
56.8°F
Annual rainfall
37.7"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Cedar Hill.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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