Image courtesy of the City of Dallas Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization

The median income in Dallas is now $60,340 for a single person or $86,200 for a family of four.

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Median income is the metric that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development uses to assess housing affordability. It is the number where half of residents make more than that, and half make less.

The above map shows median income by ZIP code in Dallas. In 75208, the Kessler/Bishop Arts area, the median income is over $80,000. And in 75233, the Kiestwood area, it’s between $55,000 and $80,000.

But everywhere else in Oak Cliff, the median income is below $55,000.

Almost all of the lowest-income neighborhoods in Dallas are south of Interstate 30, according to this metric. And you can see where the high-income neighborhoods are, in green.

The City of Dallas Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization compared that to the median cost of rent.

In most lower-income neighborhoods in Dallas, the median cost of rent is still $850-$1,000 a month.

The cost of housing is outpacing incomes.

In the past five years, average wages have grown 3% in Texas, according to this study from Hire A Helper.

The average rent in Dallas is $1,256 a month, according to Rent Cafe. That represents an 8.65% increase over November 2017, when it was $1,156.