Tarrant County Demographics

People QuickFacts Tarrant County Texas
Population, 2010 1,809,034 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 25.1% 20.60%
Population, 2000 1,446,219 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.9% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.0% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.9% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 51.0% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 66.6% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 14.9% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.7% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.0% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 26.7% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 51.8% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 80.3% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 15.4% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 26.4% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 83.4% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 28.3% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 121,004 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 25.5 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 714,803 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 63.3% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 28.1% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $131,500 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 605,708 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.77 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $26,957 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $53,757 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 14.5% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Tarrant County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 36,935 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 677,390 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 5.7% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 133,171 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 158,104 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.3% 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.1% 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.8% 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.0% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 43,337,529 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 25,801,512 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 24,931,407 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,582 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,763,516 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 5,089 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 8,195,152 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Tarrant County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 863.61 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 2,094.7 96.3
FIPS Code 439 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau