Fort Worth, TX Demographic Data

Fort Worth, TX Summary

Fort Worth is located in Tarrant County in Texas
  • Population: 782,027
  • Area: 347.86 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 339.82 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 8.04 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 2,248.09 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 551.18 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Fort Worth, TX Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
434,200
51%
50.8
Male
421,697
49%
49.2
Total Population
855,897
 
323,128,000

Fort Worth, TX Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
70,425
8.2% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
71,384
8.3% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
65,749
7.7% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
58,873
6.9% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
57,385
6.7% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
141,365
16.5% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
122,778
14.3% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
101,991
11.9% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
45,342
5.3% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40,267
4.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
48,480
5.7% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,639
2.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
9,219
1.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
612,833
71.6%
77.2
Female
314,097
51.3%
51.3
Male
298,736
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
578,272
67.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
102,855
12.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
80,338
9.4%
15.2
Female
44,052
54.8%
55.8
Male
36,286
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0

Fort Worth, TX Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
824,860
96.4% 
96.8
White
545,285
63.7% 
72.6
Black or African American
162,955
19.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,337
0.4% 
0.8
Asian
39,260
4.6% 
5.4
Asian Indian
3,842
0.4% 
1.2
Chinese
1,622
0.2% 
1.3
Filipino
5,630
0.7% 
0.9
Japanese
600
0.1% 
0.2
Korean
2,023
0.2% 
0.4
Vietnamese
8,532
1.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
17,011
2.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
454
0.1% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
73,569
8.6% 
5.1
Two or More Races
31,037
3.6% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
297,806
34.8% 
17.8
Mexican
262,011
30.6% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
9,549
1.1% 
1.7
Cuban
2,747
0.3% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
23,499
2.7% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
558,091
65.2% 
82.2

Fort Worth, TX Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
48,246
9.1% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
48,348
9.1% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
137,766
25.9% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
113,242
21.3% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
37,590
7.1% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
98,504
18.5% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
48,385
9.1% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
96,594
18.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
435,487
81.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
146,889
27.6%
31.2

Fort Worth, TX Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
232,770
35.9%
33.7%
Now Married
299,564
46.2%
47.5
Divorced
72,053
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
15,889
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
28,063
4.3
5.8%

Fort Worth, TX Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
520,016
66.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
265,456
33.8%
21.6%
Spanish
214,474
27.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
17,748
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24,914
3.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
8,320
1.1%
1.1%

Fort Worth, TX Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
22,228
7.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
12,299
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
27,671
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
26,505
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
37,427
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
56,063
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
33,837
11.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
43,077
15.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14,797
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13,497
4.7%
6.4
Median household income
56,428
 
57,617
Per capita income
26,735
 
31,128

Fort Worth, TX Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5,494
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
35,029
8.6%
9.8
Construction
36,115
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
84,957
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30,332
7.5%
6.6
Information
8,320
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
41,685
10.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
22,234
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
40,691
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
13,606
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
39,413
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
31,886
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
15,887
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
44,373
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
137,898
34.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
58,984
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
96,565
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
67,829
16.7%
18.1%

Fort Worth, TX Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
398,604
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
323,633
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
46,771
11.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,066
0.8%
5.1
Walked
3,999
1.0%
2.7
Other means
3,520
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
17,615
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.9
 
26.6

Fort Worth, TX Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
13,749
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
97,880
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
117,251
40.8%
37.1
3 or more
58,521
20.4%
21.0

Fort Worth, TX Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
287,401
91.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
164,109
57.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
123,292
42.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
27,068
8.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5

Fort Worth, TX Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
314,469
1 room
8,219
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
11,417
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
31,489
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
50,800
16.2%
16.5
5 rooms
73,579
23.4%
19.8
6 rooms
58,406
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
30,445
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
20,769
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
29,345
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Fort Worth, TX Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
314,469
 
 
1-unit, detached
215,144
68.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11,126
3.5%
5.9
2-units
5,248
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,784
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12,949
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23,938
7.6%
4.4
20 or more units
32,124
10.2%
9.0
Mobile home
5,023
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
133
0.0%
0.1

Fort Worth, TX Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
20,718
6.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
20,615
6.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
37,953
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
27,707
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
31,910
10.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
41,177
13.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
31,945
10.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
75,605
24.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17,235
5.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
9,604
3.1%
1.4%

Fort Worth, TX Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
106,866
37.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,102
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
177,415
61.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
104
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
65
0.0%
0.1
Wood
787
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
242
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
31
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
789
0.3%
1.1

Fort Worth, TX Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
108,185
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,270
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
4,289
4.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
5,731
5.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10,024
9.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
17,769
16.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
28,328
26.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
40,774
37.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
51,537
47.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15,848
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11,572
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,339
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
20,299
18.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
590
0.0%
0.0%

Fort Worth, TX Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
118,967 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
1,046
0.9%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
1,141
1.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,399
2.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
6,451
5.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
12,712
10.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
38,292
32.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
56,926
47.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4,325
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
974
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14,692
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
15,979
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16,043
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13,201
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,874
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
45,359
39.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
8,144
0.0%
0.0%

Fort Worth, TX Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
164,109
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
10,670
6.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
37,086
22.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
33,598
20.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
31,637
19.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
28,276
17.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16,389
10.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,773
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,680
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
151,000
 
205,000