{"id":411959,"date":"2026-08-20T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411959\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:28:11","slug":"map-see-where-in-dallas-county-has-the-most-residents-without-air-conditioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411959\/","title":{"rendered":"Map: See where in Dallas County has the most residents without air conditioning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most homes without air conditioning<\/a> in Dallas County<\/a> are concentrated in the county’s center.<\/p>\n

More than 6% of residents don’t have air conditioning in South Dallas census tracts stretching from Fair Park<\/a> to the Trinity River, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau released this year. In one piece of downtown Dallas<\/a> between Pacific Avenue and Young Street, 7.6% of residents have no air conditioning \u2014 the highest in the county.<\/p>\n

That lack of temperature control has been particularly brutal in recent weeks, as daily highs have soared past 100 degrees<\/a> in late July and most of August. That intense heat, combined with a lack of rain<\/a>, has made it difficult to find relief.<\/p>\n

A day in the North Texas heat, told hour by hour<\/a><\/p>\n

While many North Texans think of air conditioning as standard, for about 14,000 Dallas County households, or 1.4% of homes, that’s not the case. It’s a bit more prevalent in the county than statewide, as about 1% of Texas houses do not have air conditioning.<\/p>\n

The absence of relief from extreme temperatures isn’t just unpleasant; it’s often dangerous. Intense heat can exacerbate chronic health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, congestive heart failure and neurodegenerative diseases. It can also lead to heatstroke, a medical emergency that can occur when the body’s temperature rises to 104 degrees, damaging the brain, heart and kidneys.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s sweltering. These North Texans don’t have air conditioning<\/a><\/p>\n

For some of the county’s more affluent neighborhoods, this problem has been eliminated, according to census bureau estimates. 100% of households have air conditioning in 11 census tracts across the county, including\u00a0parts of the Park Cities, North Dallas and Las Colinas.<\/p>\n

To see how many of your neighbors don’t have air conditioning, explore the map below:<\/p>\n

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