Fort Worth

Population: 941,311
Median household income: $76,602
Median home value: $277,300

Fort Worth, a community in Tarrant County, Texas, has 941,311 residents. At $76,602, its median household income sits below Tarrant County's $81,905.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Worth's population grew 7.7% from 874,401 to 941,311, while its median home value rose 63.4% from $169,700 to $277,300.

72.9% of workers drive to work alone. 64.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 941,311
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,602
Median home value: $277,300
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 365,229
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

874,401941,311

Median household income

$62,187$76,602

Median home value

$169,700$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	874,401	$62,187	$169,700	$1,060
2020	892,221	$64,567	$190,400	$1,115
2021	908,469	$67,927	$212,300	$1,187
2022	924,663	$72,726	$250,300	$1,313
2023	941,311	$76,602	$277,300	$1,412

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68,515	7.3%
5 to 17	182,808	19.4%
18 to 24	90,577	9.6%
25 to 34	154,619	16.4%
35 to 44	135,385	14.4%
45 to 54	113,349	12.0%
55 to 64	97,608	10.4%
65 to 74	61,286	6.5%
75 and over	37,164	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	351,105	37.3%
Black or African American	180,442	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,502	0.2%
Asian	48,489	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	896	0.1%
Some other race	4,244	0.5%
Two or more races	28,629	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	326,004	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94,245	15.7%
High school graduate	147,964	24.7%
Some college or associate's	167,376	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	123,474	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	66,352	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	335,597	72.9%
Carpooled	50,297	10.9%
Public transit	2,313	0.5%
Walked	5,519	1.2%
Bicycle	764	0.2%
Worked from home	59,514	12.9%
Other means	6,630	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82,101	20.5%
15 to 29 min	158,905	39.6%
30 to 44 min	94,332	23.5%
45 to 59 min	35,658	8.9%
60+ min	30,124	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 12.9% (118,763 of 923,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	220,043	65.8%
Nonfamily households	114,187	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	334,230	91.5%
Vacant	30,999	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	189,660	56.7%
Renter-occupied	144,570	43.3%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	236,037	64.6%
1-unit, attached	11,122	3.0%
2 to 4 units	18,770	5.1%
5 to 19 units	48,648	13.3%
20 or more units	44,292	12.1%
Mobile home & other	6,360	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4827000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 352 sq mi
Water area: 8.19 sq mi
Center point: 32.7820, -97.3486