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Coppell, Texas, in Dallas county, is 6 miles SE of Flower Mound, Texas (center to center) and 16 miles N of Arlington, Texas. The city is included in the Dallas metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 35,958 people lived in Coppell.
In Coppell, about 72% of adults are married. Coppell is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Coppell without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Coppell had a median family income of $106,630. Many people in Coppell make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Coppell doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Texas. In Coppell, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
Coppell residents donated more money ($76,420) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Coppell.
An estimated 77% of living spaces in Coppell are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Coppell as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Coppell, 94% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in the city.
Coppell strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Texas):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
Comparing Coppell to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Texas (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
| Male Share of the Population |  |  |
| Racial Diversity |  | |
| Age of the Population |  | |
| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Senior Citizens | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | |  |
| Average Household Size | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Short Commute Times |  | |
| Public Transportation Use |  | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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