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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1960 = 4263 | 1970 = 19316 | 1980 = 24002 | 1990 = 38149 | 2000 = 46005 | 2010 = 51277 | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | 2020 = 61032 | estyear = 2023 | estimate = 59686 }} {| class="wikitable" |+'''Euless racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4824768&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref name="Census 2010"/>{{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}} !Race !Number !Percentage |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH) |25,680 |42.08% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH) |9,626 |15.77% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH) |189 |0.31% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH) |8,940 |14.65% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH) |1,217 |1.99% |- |Some Other Race (NH) |390 |0.64% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH) |2,716 |4.45% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] |12,274 |20.11% |- |'''Total''' |'''61,032''' | |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 61,032 people, 21,967 households, and 13,245 families residing in the city. 43.9% of the housing units were owned by the residents and the median value of the houses were estimated to be $200,500.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Euless city, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eulesscitytexas/RHI825219#RHI825219|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.census.gov}}</ref> 56.1% of the population lived in rented dwellings with median gross rent estimated to be $1,320 per month.<ref name=":0"/> 6.1% of the population was under 5 years of age; similarly, 23% was under 18 years, 10.2% above 65% and 51% females.<ref name=":0" /> There were 2,376 veterans residing in the city.<ref name=":0"/> The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.31. ===Tongan minority=== Euless is notable for having one of the largest concentrations of [[Tongan people|Tongans]] outside of [[Tonga]], with a community of 3,000β4,000 people.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texas-film-showcase-from-tonga/|title=The Texas Film Showcase Presents: 'From Tonga'|last=Locke|first=Charley|magazine=[[Texas Monthly]]|date=2019-01-29|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref><ref>[http://www.trinitytrojanfootball.com/SB116364486631624627.html A Tongan War Dance Enlivens Football In Euless, Texas - WSJ.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928080057/http://www.trinitytrojanfootball.com/SB116364486631624627.html |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/sports/09iht-TONGANS.1.16810356.html|title=An island for Tongans in a Texas high school|last=Longman|first=Jere|date=2008-10-09|access-date=2019-04-29|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The first Tongans to settle in Euless were either Siupeli Netane, an [[American Airlines]] employee, and his wife Halatono<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95295728|title=Texas Football Team Thrives On Tonga Connection Listen Queue|last=Goodwyn|first=Wade|author-link=Wade Goodwyn|date=4 October 2008|publisher=National Public Radio|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> or the brothers Sione and Tevita Havea, students at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eulesstx.gov/history/narratives/HalatonoNetane.htm|title=Halatono Netane|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=8 May 2007|publisher=City of Euless|language=en|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=15 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215085241/http://www.eulesstx.gov/history/narratives/HalatonoNetane.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> depending on sources. ===Nepalese minority=== In some neighborhoods in Euless, the Nepalese community is quite culturally prevalent. Many people of Nepali origin have come as refugees from [[Bhutan#1990s refugee crisis|Bhutan]]. Due to a high concentration of Nepalese residents in the adjacent city of [[Irving, Texas|Irving]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/nepalese-food-and-culture-is-booming-in-irving-texas-11594267|title=How Did Irving Become One of the Country's Most Vibrant Nepalese Food Enclaves?|last=Reinhart|first=Brian|date=2019-03-12|website=Dallas Observer|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref> many important Nepalese cultural and national holidays are celebrated throughout Euless.
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