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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (12.5%).
Detached houses: $178,641Here:$178,641State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $136,499Here:$136,499State:$170,403 In 2-unit structures: $98,033Here:$98,033State:$137,980 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,212Here:$126,212State:$142,391 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $119,803Here:$119,803State:$168,745 Mobile homes: $54,153Here:$54,153State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $1,703Here:$1,703State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.0%
McCain (Republican): 55.8% Obama (Democratic): 44.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,418 (2.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,849 (1.6%)
Area name: Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tarrant County is $589 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $725 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $983 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fort Worth, Arlington, North Richland Hills, Bedford, Euless, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Mansfield, Keller.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.134 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.103 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 21 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 43 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 26 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Tarrant County: Saint Francis Village Water Treatment Facility (A), Fort Worth Fire Department Station 41 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tarrant County include: Resurrection Lutheran Church (A), Elm Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goforth Cemetery (1), Keyes Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Benbrook Lake (A), Haywire Lake Number 1 (B), Haywire Lake Number 2 (C), Eagle Mountain Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Marys Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Patterson Branch (C), Mustang Creek (D), Bear Creek (E), Walnut Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Ash Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tarrant County include: Rocky Creek Park (1), Mustang Park (2), Longhorn Park (3), Eagle Stadium (4), Southwest Christian School Baseball Field (5), Fort Worth City Park (6), Holiday Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Tarrant County: Saint Francis Village Water Treatment Facility (A), Fort Worth Fire Department Station 41 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tarrant County include: Resurrection Lutheran Church (A), Elm Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Goforth Cemetery (1), Keyes Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Benbrook Lake (A), Haywire Lake Number 1 (B), Haywire Lake Number 2 (C), Eagle Mountain Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Marys Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Patterson Branch (C), Mustang Creek (D), Bear Creek (E), Walnut Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Ash Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Tarrant County include: Rocky Creek Park (1), Mustang Park (2), Longhorn Park (3), Eagle Stadium (4), Southwest Christian School Baseball Field (5), Fort Worth City Park (6), Holiday Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Dallas County , Denton County , Ellis County , Johnson County , Parker County , Wise County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 78,661 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 183,223 (31% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.0%
Housing units in Tarrant County with a mortgage: 221,709 (12,388 second mortgage, 10,817 home equity loan, 249 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 79,121
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Tarrant County (%):
8.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,448 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($575 average AGI)Tarrant County:0.14%Texas average:0.20% 4.57% relocated from other counties in Texas ($23,550 average AGI) 3.33% relocated from other states ($21,323 average AGI)Tarrant County:3.33%Texas average:3.06%
6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,613 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($397 average AGI)Tarrant County:0.07%Texas average:0.11% 4.42% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,991 average AGI) 2.23% relocated to other states ($17,225 average AGI)Tarrant County:2.23%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 141,146 (122,287 aged, 18,859 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 57.4. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
289,188 spouses, 450,482 children (410,945 natural, 10,664 adopted, 28,873 stepchildren), 29,133 grandchildren, 16,857 brothers or sisters, 9,937 parents, 28,066 other relatives, 27,750 non-relatives
Size of family households: 137,947 2-persons, 88,975 3-persons, 81,216 4-persons, 38,286 5-persons, 15,526 6-persons, 9,615 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 132,832 1-person, 24,867 2-persons, 3,081 3-persons, 1,086 4-persons, 383 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.
78.1% of residents of Tarrant County speak English at home. 16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). 2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Tarrant County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 177.51 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
Year house built
47% of Tarrant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $56,371,000
Parking Facilities: $736,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Regular Highways: $8,243,000
Hospitals: $6,742,000
General - Other: $4,141,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,511,000
Health - Other: $1,807,000
Local Fire Protection: $906,000
General Public Buildings: $781,000
Central Staff Services: $568,000
Police Protection: $465,000
Correctional Institutions: $451,000
Corrections - Other: $397,000
Public Welfare - Other: $137,000
Financial Administration: $84,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $93,745,000
Health - Other: $92,794,000
Correctional Institutions: $62,388,000
General - Other: $33,932,000
Corrections - Other: $33,915,000
Police Protection: $33,050,000
Regular Highways: $26,983,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,468,000
Central Staff Services: $14,352,000
Financial Administration: $13,435,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,875,000
General Public Buildings: $4,702,000
Local Fire Protection: $382,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $375,000
Parking Facilities: $328,000
Other Higher Education: $144,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
All Other: $24,022,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,172,000
General Revenue, NEC: $27,288,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,561,000
Rents: $1,813,000
Sale of Property: $896,000
Donations From Private Sources: $552,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $207,556,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,915,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $1,379,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,759,000
Corrections - Other: $913,000
General - Other: $719,000
Health - Other: $598,000
Regular Highways: $258,000
Local Fire Protection: $167,000
Correctional Institutions: $81,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
Police Protection: $59,000
General Public Building: $39,000
Central Staff Services: $25,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
All Other: $17,531,000
Public Welfare: $7,144,000
General Local Government Support: $4,987,000
Highways: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $19,118,000
Other Selective Sales: $14,846,000
NEC: $1,868,000
Amusements License: $664,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $527,000
Other License: $200,000
Amusements Sales: $87,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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