Demographics

PEOPLE
Population		Tarrant County	Texas
2006 Estimate		1,671,295	23,507,783
Change April 1, 2000-July 1, 2006		15.6%	12.7%
2000 Census		1,446,219	20,851,820
Change 1999 to 2000		2.58%	Not Available
Change 1990 to 2000		23.6%	22.8%
Rank, Texas		3	Not Available
Rank, U.S.		26	Not Available
Population by Age (2005)		Tarrant County	Texas
Persons under 5 years old		8.4%	8.2%
Persons under 18 years old		28.0%	27.7%
Persons 65 years old and over		8.4%	9.9%
Median Age		31.6	32.3
Population by Gender (2000)		Tarrant County	Texas
Female		50.2%	50.2%
Male		49.8%	49.8%
Population by Race (2005)		Tarrant County	Texas
White (a)		79.8%	83.2%
Black or African American (a)		13.8%	11.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native (a)		0.7%	0.7%
Asian (a)		4.2%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (a)		0.2%	0.1%
More than One Race		1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino origin (b)		23.9%	35.1%
White, not of Hispanic/Latino origin		56.8%	49.2%
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
Other Population Data (2000)		Tarrant County	Texas
Living in same house (age 5+)		44.9%	49.6%
Foreign born		12.7%	13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home (age 5+)		21.9%	31.2%
High school graduates (age 25+)		81.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)		26.6%	23.2%
Persons with a disability (age 5+)		231,504	3,605,542
HOUSING & INCOME
Housing		Tarrant County	Texas
Housing units (2005)		639,226	9,026,011
Homeownership rate (2000)		60.8%	63.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures (2000)		30.0%	24.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units (2000)		$90,300	$82,500
Households (2000)		533,864	7,393,354
Persons per household (2000)		2.67	2.74
Median Home Price (September 2000)		$103,600	$82,500
Income		Tarrant County	Texas
Median household money income (2004)		$48,805	$41,645
Median household income (March 2000)		$57,400	$39,927
Per capita money income (1999)		$22,548	$19,617
Persons below poverty (2004)		12.8%	16.2%
BUSINESS
Non-Farm (2004)		Tarrant County	Texas
Private nonfarm establishments		35,314	491,092
Private nonfarm employment		639,842	8,118,483
Private employment, change 2000-2004		-0.2%	1.1%
Other		Tarrant County	Texas
Nonemployer establishments (2004)		109,114	1,581,734
Manufacturers shipments (2002 - $1000)		30,364,963	310,815,965
Retail sales (2002 - $1000)		17,906,814	228,694,755
Retail sales per capita (2002)		$11,741	$10,528
Minority-owned firms (1997)		20.4%	29.0%
Women-owned firms (2002)		28.4%	27.0%
GEOGRAPHY
Land (2000)		Tarrant County	Texas
Land area (square miles)		863	261,797
Lakes		100,000 Acres	Not Available
Golf Courses		20	Not Available
CLIMATE
Temperature		Tarrant County	Texas
Winter		30- 65°F	Not Available
Summer		75 - 95°F	Not Available
Weather		Tarrant County	Texas
Annual Rainfall		31.5 inches	Not Available
GOVERNMENT
Facts		Tarrant County	Texas
Established		1849	Not Available
County Seat		Fort Worth	Not Available

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts