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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

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