Due to East Dallas stretching across a large section of the city, the locations of neighborhoods are generally categorized into smaller sub-areas.

The neighborhoods in the following sub-areas are considered part of East Dallas: Often, neighborhoods in East Dallas located west of White Rock Lake are generally grouped under the heading of the Lakewood or the M-Streets area.

Generally, the neighborhoods in the Far East Dallas/Casa View area are located in the 75228 zip code.

The median age for residents was 35.8 According to the 2016 Census estimate, 65.8% of the population was White, 12.7% was Black, 2.7% Asian, 18.8% from two or more races.

[8] East Dallas residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 23.0% of the population in 2016, considered average when compared with the city and the county as a whole, as were the percentages of residents with a bachelor's or a postgraduate degree.