Irving is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Irving is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The citizens of Irving are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.57% of adults in Irving have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Irving in 2022 was $39,462, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,848 for a family of four. However, Irving contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Irving is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Irving home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Irving, accounting for 42.96% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Irving residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Irving include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.
In addition, Irving has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.86%).
The most common language spoken in Irving is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
