Tarrant County, TX Demographic Data
Tarrant County, TX Summary
Tarrant County is located in Texas
- Population: 1,880,153
- Area: 902.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 863.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 38.70 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,083.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 554.46 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tarrant County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,030,900
51%
50.8
Male
985,977
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,016,870
323,128,000
Tarrant County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
145,627
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
150,345
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
154,051
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
142,314
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
135,933
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
300,187
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
274,487
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
269,693
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
120,225
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
106,354
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
133,084
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
62,053
3.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
22,519
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,477,570
73.3%
77.2
Female
766,425
51.9%
51.3
Male
711,148
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,400,640
69.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
279,661
13.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
217,656
10.8%
15.2
Female
122,988
56.5%
55.8
Male
94,668
43.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Tarrant County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,950,660
96.7%
96.8
White
1,367,730
67.8%
72.6
Black or African American
320,375
15.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9,482
0.5%
0.8
Asian
109,096
5.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
19,940
1.0%
1.2
Chinese
8,973
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
11,996
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
1,280
0.1%
0.2
Korean
4,059
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
29,396
1.5%
0.6
Other Asian
33,452
1.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,648
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
141,326
7.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
66,217
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
573,205
28.4%
17.8
Mexican
486,034
24.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
22,619
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
5,233
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
59,319
2.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,443,670
71.6%
82.2
Tarrant County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
89,469
6.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
99,460
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
317,859
24.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
290,199
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
95,695
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
262,956
20.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
132,964
10.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
188,929
14.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,099,673
85.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
395,920
30.7%
31.2
Tarrant County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
517,047
33.0%
33.7%
Now Married
766,603
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
177,324
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
34,242
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
71,633
4.6
5.8%
Tarrant County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,314,630
70.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
556,617
29.7%
21.6%
Spanish
405,955
21.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
48,867
2.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
66,983
3.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
34,812
1.9%
1.1%
Tarrant County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
35,229
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
25,087
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
59,234
8.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
67,110
9.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
88,459
12.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
139,058
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
86,823
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
107,507
15.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
42,313
6.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
46,067
6.6%
6.4
Median household income
61,534
57,617
Per capita income
30,264
31,128
Tarrant County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10,475
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
93,516
9.4%
9.8
Construction
75,673
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
203,960
20.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
80,687
8.1%
6.6
Information
18,444
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
98,213
9.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
54,220
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
103,446
10.4%
11.4
Public administration
33,936
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
109,622
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
79,004
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34,361
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
92,947
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
356,380
35.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
132,545
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
247,148
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
166,537
16.7%
18.1%
Tarrant County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
979,051
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
801,576
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
102,262
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5,373
0.5%
5.1
Walked
11,206
1.1%
2.7
Other means
9,332
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
49,302
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.8
26.6
Tarrant County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
26,726
3.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
222,060
31.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
291,229
41.8%
37.1
3 or more
156,872
22.5%
21.0
Tarrant County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
696,887
92.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
418,157
60.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
278,730
40.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
59,709
7.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Tarrant County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
756,596
1 room
14,413
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
26,430
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
78,062
10.3%
9.1
4 rooms
115,839
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
158,508
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
132,397
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
83,080
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
59,931
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
87,936
11.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tarrant County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
756,596
1-unit, detached
513,618
67.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24,522
3.2%
5.9
2-units
12,636
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
27,357
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
41,265
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
56,405
7.5%
4.4
20 or more units
66,871
8.8%
9.0
Mobile home
13,643
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
279
0.0%
0.1
Tarrant County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
23,252
3.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
27,828
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
65,746
8.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
66,836
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
114,679
15.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
143,364
18.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
112,608
14.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
152,715
20.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31,895
4.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
17,673
2.3%
1.4%
Tarrant County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
245,509
35.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,879
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
441,547
63.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
165
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
65
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,349
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
327
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
66
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
1,980
0.3%
1.1
Tarrant County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
280,504
47295100.0
Less than $500
2,219
0.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
18,977
6.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
20,815
7.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
30,697
10.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
40,004
14.3%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
66,761
23.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
101,031
36.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
133,579
47.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
43,520
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
31,411
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20,046
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
51,094
18.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
854
0.0%
0.0%
Tarrant County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
269,900
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
2,192
0.8%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,110
1.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,081
1.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
10,213
3.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
26,958
10.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
91,417
33.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
130,929
48.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
8,830
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
982
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
32,830
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
37,293
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
38,778
14.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30,632
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
25,482
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
99,324
37.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
14,391
0.0%
0.0%
Tarrant County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
418,157
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
18,578
4.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
69,918
16.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
87,017
20.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
80,186
19.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
80,491
19.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
55,593
13.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21,608
5.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4,766
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
168,500
205,000
