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Brightly colored sails glide across the glassy surface of Joe Pool Lake. An early morning foursome  swings against a backdrop of emerald fairways at Prairie Lakes Golf Course. Neighbors greet neighbors as they walk and bike. Generations gather at grandma's for a Sunday picnic. Fathers, mothers, kids and teachers cheer at Friday night high school football games. All this goes on in the heart of one of the nation's busiest and most prosperous urban centers, all in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Conveniently located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Grand Prairie offers relaxation and  fun for families. Friendly neighbors, and a smart place to live and do business. More than 130,000 people live in Grand Prairie. We call more than 4 million people "neighbor" in the Metroplex. Generally speaking, our residents are thirty something, dual income, college educated, homeowners. In Grand Prairie, families who have lived here for generations welcome newcomers who choose to move to Grand Prairie for the same reasons the natives don't leave-location and hometown atmosphere.

From north to south, Grand Prairie is making people sit up and take notice. The City's  Class I horse racetrack Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is in its seventh successful season. While their simulcast pavilion hosts thousands of customers a day as they bet on races throughout the country, live racing attracts more than one million a year. Grand Prairie also is in position to take advantage of its unique opportunities relative to Joe Pool Lake. The city opened its popular $7.2 million Tangle Ridge Golf Club just south of the lake. Rated twelfth best golf course in Texas by Golf Digest, the course is reminiscent of the Austin hill country with dramatic elevation changes, tree-lined fairways and bentgrass greens. Across the lake, the Estes Peninsula is poised for major upscale residential, recreational and resort development. 

In terms of other entertainment, Grand Prairie is a gold mine. With unique museums such as the Palace of Wax, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Trader's Village (a 106-acre flea market). New is 2002 is the concert and entertainment venue - NextStage at Grand Prairie, offering a multitude of live concerts and plays.  You have to see what a find this city really is.

City Web Page: www.gptx.org

City Tourism Web Page:  www.gptexas.com

2006 State of the City Brochure - 2005 Statistics and Reports

POPULATION:

Population 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 % change 90-00 % Growth Rate '06-07 Grand Prairie 127,427 130,450 134,600 138,000 141,200 147,750 156,000 161,550 27.9 3.56 Irving 191,615 193,500 195,800 194,550 196,450 197,400 202,750 205,600 23.6 1.41 Arlington 332,969 337,250 344,050 350,800 350,700 355,500 363,550 364,300 27.2 0.21 Fort Worth 534,694 540,950 557,750 579,250 597,150 618,600 664,100 686,850 19.5 3.43 Dallas 1,188,580 1,197,850 1,203,050 1,205,350 1,224,000 1,232,100 1,272,850 1,280,500 18.0 0.60 Source: North Central Texas Council of Governments Population, Demographic Estimates, www.dfwinfo.com

Population Distribution by Race

2006

The American Community Survey estimates:

• 61.5 percent white
• 15.2 percent black or African American
• 2.6 percent American Indian and Alaska Native
• 5.8 percent Asian
• 13 percent some other race
• 2 percent two or more races

Forty-one percent are estimated to be of Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

See the American Community Survey 2006 update

2000

The Census found that from the Grand Prairie population surveyed:

• 62 percent responded that they were white
• 13.5 percent black or African American
• 0.8 percent American Indian
• 4.5 percent Asian and Pacific Islander
• 15.9* percent other races, and
• 3.3** percent two or more races

* Other contains all additional categories not listed in the above groups.

** The 2000 Census provides a new category for persons who are of more than one race. Direct comparisons to 1990 may not be exact.

About 33 percent of the population was of Hispanic origin in 2000. (People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.)

1990

The Census found:

• 75.8 percent of the population white
• 9.7 percent black or African American
• 0.8 percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut
• 3 percent Asian or Pacific Islander
• and 10.7 percent other

Among these races, 20.5 percent were of Hispanic origin.

Age

Median age in Grand Prairie is 31.8 (American Community Survey, 2006). Forty-five percent of the population is between 25 and 54. Thirty-four and a half percent is younger than 20. See the Amercan Community Survey 2006 update.

Household Income

The Census Bureau estimates median household income in Grand Prairie to be $50,181 (2006 Mid-Decade Update.)

Fifty percent of the city's households have median household income above $50,000. See the American Community Survey 2006 update.

2000 Household Income Distribution: Grand Prairie Compared With Dallas County and Tarrant County

Source: Census 2000

Largest Employers

Company Jobs Business Activity Grand Prairie Independent School District 2900 Administration of Education Programs Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control 2600 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Poly-America Inc. 1400 Unsupported Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie 1200 Racetracks City of Grand Prairie 1200 Public Administration Bell Helicopter-Textron 1100 Aircraft Manufacturing Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 600 Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. 500 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Hanson Pipe & Products, Inc. 500 Concrete Pipe Manufacturing Wal-Mart 500 Warehouse Clubs and Superstores American Eurocopter 500 Aircraft Manufacturing Pollock Paper Distributors 500 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing Arnold Transportation Services 500 General Freight Trucking SAIA Motor Freight Line Inc. 500 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload Office Depot Sales and Distribution Center 400 Stationery and Office Supplies Wholesalers VIP Printing Inc. 400 Commercial Lithographic Printing Turbomeca Engine Corp. 400 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Vecta Contract 300 Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing Cardinal Health 200, Inc. 300 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Wholesalers
	Existing commercial and industrial square feet available to employers in Grand Prairie exceeds 30 million.

Property Taxes Rates

The combined 2006 property tax rate of all taxing jurisdictions in the City of Grand Prairie varies because the city's boundaries overlap with six school districts and three counties. The two predominant taxing areas in Grand Prairie are Dallas County/Grand Prairie Independent School District and Tarrant County/Arlington Independent School District.

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