Tarrant County, Texas

38 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,135,743
Median household income: $81,905
Median home value: $294,100

Home to 2,135,743 residents, Tarrant County is one of Texas's counties. 38 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $81,905 runs above the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tarrant County's population grew 4.2% from 2,049,770 to 2,135,743, while its median household income rose 21.0% from $67,700 to $81,905.

The median gross rent is $1,447. 34.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,135,743
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $81,905
Median home value: $294,100
Median gross rent: $1,447
Housing units: 827,874
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,049,7702,135,743

Median household income

$67,700$81,905

Median home value

$188,500$294,100

Median gross rent

$1,095$1,447

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,049,770	$67,700	$188,500	$1,095
2020	2,077,153	$70,306	$209,600	$1,142
2021	2,091,953	$73,545	$229,200	$1,217
2022	2,113,854	$78,872	$269,400	$1,352
2023	2,135,743	$81,905	$294,100	$1,447

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	138,478	6.5%
5 to 17	409,999	19.2%
18 to 24	200,193	9.4%
25 to 34	315,991	14.8%
35 to 44	299,570	14.0%
45 to 54	269,205	12.6%
55 to 64	245,834	11.5%
65 to 74	160,217	7.5%
75 and over	96,256	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	921,922	43.2%
Black or African American	366,947	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,221	0.2%
Asian	124,187	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,252	0.2%
Some other race	8,788	0.4%
Two or more races	68,832	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	637,594	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178,658	12.9%
High school graduate	327,514	23.6%
Some college or associate's	401,695	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	314,353	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	164,853	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	786,069	73.8%
Carpooled	103,448	9.7%
Public transit	3,770	0.4%
Walked	11,542	1.1%
Bicycle	1,167	0.1%
Worked from home	144,344	13.5%
Other means	14,963	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	192,086	20.9%
15 to 29 min	354,258	38.5%
30 to 44 min	227,678	24.7%
45 to 59 min	82,286	8.9%
60+ min	64,651	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 10.9% (229,884 of 2,104,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	518,384	67.4%
Nonfamily households	250,901	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	769,285	92.9%
Vacant	58,589	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	456,632	59.4%
Renter-occupied	312,653	40.6%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	542,416	65.5%
1-unit, attached	31,366	3.8%
2 to 4 units	42,728	5.2%
5 to 19 units	111,864	13.5%
20 or more units	83,568	10.1%
Mobile home & other	15,932	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48439
State: Texas
Land area: 865 sq mi
Water area: 38 sq mi
Center point: 32.7721, -97.2912

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