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Population in July 2007: 4,773. Population change since 2000: +1.8%
 

Males: 2,218  (48.0%)
Females: 2,400  (52.0%)

Tarrant County

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76135.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,600 (it was $39,101 in 2000)
Lake Worth  $41,600
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,100 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
Lake Worth  $80,100
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Lake Worth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
  • Hispanic (14.5%)
  • Other race (6.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Worth: 97.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.0%), United States (11.9%), English (9.4%), German (8.8%), French (3.5%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.52 square miles.

Population density: 1854 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake Worth

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Worth city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

202 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.5% Asia).

This city:  4.4%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Lake Worth, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Worth to the number of sex offenders is 519 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Worth:  1.3% ($767)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Lake Worth satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Worth, TX (8.4 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (44.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sansom Park, TX (2.1 miles ), River Oaks, TX (3.4 miles ), Westworth Village, TX (3.7 miles ), Lakeside, TX (4.0 miles ), White Settlement, TX (4.1 miles ), Westover Hills, TX (4.7 miles ), Eagle Mountain, TX (5.4 miles ), Saginaw, TX (5.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,100
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $126,000
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $105,400
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $94,400
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $95,200
  • 2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $104,600
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $133,000
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $168,900
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $153,100

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Latitude: 32.81 N, Longitude: 97.43 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +556 (+12.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 321 (16.3%)


144 people in nursing homes

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Lake Worth, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+0.9%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (23%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)


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Crime in Lake Worth by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.021.20.0
Rapes 500000
    per 100,000 105.90.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 65137139
    per 100,000 127.0103.6274.2147.2275.2187.0
Assaults 101732274745
    per 100,000 211.7352.4675.0567.8994.9934.8
Burglaries 285665557057
    per 100,000 592.81160.91371.01156.71481.81184.0
Thefts 427630723742946558
    per 100,000 9040.913059.715249.915604.620025.411591.2
Auto thefts 213026332132
    per 100,000 444.6621.9548.4694.0444.5664.7
Arson 010010
    per 100,000 0.020.70.00.021.20.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 603.9755.0967.1918.41264.2842.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 33 (25 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.35
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Lake Worth, Texas

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Lake Worth-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 212% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the Lake Worth city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/4/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.8 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Lake Worth topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Worth:
  • OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER OF TEXAS (about 6 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB CTR (about 9 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)
  • BAYLOR ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER AT FW (about 10 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake Worth, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Worth:
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 4 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 6 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: FTW)
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 15 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Worth:
  • SAGINAW (about 6 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: F04)
  • HICKS AIRFIELD (about 8 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: T67)
  • SYCAMORE STRIP (about 15 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: 9F9)

Amtrak station near Lake Worth:
  • 9 miles: FORT WORTH (1501 JONES ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Worth:
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 11 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 21 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; FT enrollment: 15,467)
  • TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 37 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
Public high schools in Lake Worth:
Public elementary/middle schools in Lake Worth:
Library in Lake Worth:
  • MARY LOU REDDICK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $114,332; Location: 3801 ADAM GRUBB ST; 22,282 books; 501 audio materials; 1,192 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Lake Worth include: Saint Annes Episcopal Church (A), United Pentecostal Church (B), Indian Oaks Church (C), Indian Oaks Primitive Baptist Church (D), Lake Worth Assembly of God Church (E), Lake Worth Baptist Church (F), Metropolitan Baptist Church (G), Open Arms Fellowship Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake Worth: Kittrell Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.4%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Lake Worth compared to Texas state average:

Lake Worth, Texas environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lake Worth (2007 data):
  • Worth National Bank: at 3908 Telephone Road, branch established on 1978-05-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $389.8 mil, Deposits: $344.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Worth Bancorporation, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Lake Worth Banking Center Branch at 6308 Lake Worth Blvd., branch established on 1998-07-23. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Woodforest National Bank: Lake Worth Wal-Mart Branch at 6360 Lake Worth Boulevard, branch established on 2001-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,239.6 mil, Deposits: $2,043.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 232 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Lake Worth Branch at 6111 Lake Worth Boulevard, branch established on 1984-04-02. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Star Bank of Texas: Star Bank Of Texas at 3930 Boat Club Road, branch established on 1998-02-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.0 mil, Deposits: $58.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Starbanc Holding Company
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Lake Worth Branch at 6632 Lake Worth Boulevard, branch established on 2005-12-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Lake Worth travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tarrant County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.04%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($575 average AGI)
Tarrant County:  0.14%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dallas County, TX  1.63% ($41,399 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX  0.43% ($49,580)
from Johnson County, TX  0.32% ($37,188)


6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.72%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Tarrant County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dallas County, TX  1.38% ($37,173 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX  0.50% ($53,338)
to Johnson County, TX  0.35% ($45,937)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Worth:
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KNAX (1630 AM; 10 kW; FT. WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)
  • KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFJZ (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: GARDEN CITY BROADCASTING, INC. D.I.P)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Worth:
  • KTCU-FM (88.7 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
  • KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
  • KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
  • KZPS (92.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHKS (106.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVIL-FM (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND PARK-DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TEXAS)
  • KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
  • KBFB (97.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KSCS (96.3 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLNO (94.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDXX (107.1 FM; BENBROOK, TX; Owner: KCYT-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KCBI (90.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
  • KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Worth:
  • KUVN-CA (Channel 31; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
  • KXAS-TV (Channel 5; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: STATION VENTURE OPERATIONS, LP)
  • KTVT (Channel 11; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
  • KDTN (Channel 2; DENTON, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
  • KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
  • KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
  • KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
  • KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
  • KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)
  • K26HF (Channel 26; BRITTON, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KHPK-LP (Channel 28; DE SOTO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K25FW (Channel 25; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KATA-LP (Channel 60; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
  • KVFW-LP (Channel 65; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)

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