Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County has a population of 2,167,390 and has grown 6.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $323,900, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $84,207.

Home price
$323,900
Income
$84,207
Population
2,167,390
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$323,900county
Median gross rent$1,547county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198032.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented40.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,639county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,723county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,473county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,273county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$84,207county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.8%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.1%county
Economic output per resident$82,128county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.65%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42351316county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here8county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths19.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.3%county
Public schools in the county598county
Public school enrollment382684county
Students per full-time teacher15.3county
Free lunch eligible63.2%county
Elementary schools346county
Middle schools111county
High schools108county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above9county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions6county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county30county
Hospitals here with an emergency department22county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,167,390county
Land area in square miles865county
People per square mile of land2504.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores278county
Convenience stores439county
Share living far from a food store15.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age35.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States17.2%county
Second languages29.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents86county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in61,211county
Households that moved away59,215county
Average income of arriving households$70,418county
Average income of departing households$73,824county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13,924county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.8%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.5 incounty
Annual snowfall2.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F109 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing36 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days261 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 6county
Average first fall frostNov 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,296 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband93.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk99.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.1county
Landslide risk68.0county
Hail risk100.0county
Earthquake risk88.3county
Tornado risk99.9county
Tropical cyclone risk72.3county
Extreme heat risk99.5county
Winter weather risk97.3county
Strong wind risk82.8county
Wildfire risk91.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tarrant County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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