Tarrant County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	36%

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Races in Tarrant County, Texas:

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

Males: 716,001	(49.5%)
Females: 730,218	(50.5%)

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Tarrant County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$53,459
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$622
State:	$589

Tarrant County:	$133,000
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $174,133

Here:	$174,133
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,704

Here:	$118,704
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $101,656

Here:	$101,656
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,921

Here:	$106,921
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,817

Here:	$118,817
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $34,306

Here:	$34,306
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,865

Here:	$18,865
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 79
• Burglaries: 470
• Thefts: 960
• Auto thefts: 141

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 38
• Robberies: 24
• Assaults: 89
• Burglaries: 535
• Thefts: 956
• Auto thefts: 80

Tarrant County:	12.2%
Texas:	16.3%

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.

2005 air pollution in Tarrant County:

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 (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 43 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dallas County , Denton County , Ellis County , Johnson County , Parker County , Wise County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Tarrant County include: Elm Grove Church (A), Resurrection Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Keyes Cemetery (1), Goforth Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Haywire Lake Number 1 (A), Haywire Lake Number 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Ash Creek (C), Mustang Creek (D), South Marys Creek (E), Mill Creek (F), Patterson Branch (G), Walnut Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tarrant County include: Rocky Creek Park (1), Holiday Park (2), Eagle Stadium (3), Longhorn Park (4), Fort Worth City Park (5), Southwest Christian School Baseball Field (6), Mustang Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Texas:	6.9%

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)

Tarrant County:	12.7%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 363,494
• One, attached: 18,059
• Two: 12,106
• 3 or 4: 25,227
• 5 to 9: 39,231
• 10 to 19: 34,832
• 20 or more: 58,236
• Mobile homes: 14,065
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 580

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

Here:	73.7% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Tarrant County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 6.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 126 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 80 people.

Tarrant County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from Tarrant County center
On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 14.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Tarrant County center
On 4/5/2006 at 18:46:23, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 571,768 (81%) Carpooled: 91,675 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,519 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 51 (0%) Subway or elevated: 129 (0%) Railroad: 132 (0%) Ferryboat: 22 (0%) Taxi: 466 (0%) Motorcycle: 902 (0%) Bicycle: 1,107 (0%) Walked: 9,624 (1%) Other means: 5,170 (1%) Worked at home: 18,470 (3%)

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%

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%

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)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.28% ($21,679)
from Parker County, TX	0.23% ($34,576)
from Harris County, TX	0.17% ($49,160)
from Collin County, TX	0.16% ($56,647)

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%

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%

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)
to Parker County, TX	0.29% ($54,734)
to Collin County, TX	0.21% ($51,682)
to Harris County, TX	0.16% ($40,798)
to Travis County, TX	0.12% ($43,842)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,222,978 (283,065 male householders, 88,500 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 200,243 (80,832 male householders (62,750 living alone)), 81,622 female householders (70,082 living alone)), 37,789 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 22,998 (15,720 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $15,410,163,000 ($9704 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,818,410,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,632,629,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,209,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,942,000
Federal grants: $794,369,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,765,274,000 ($9,355,850,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $987,756,000 ($136,681,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,090,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,098,762,000
Federal Government insurance: $928,219,000

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 177.51 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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.

Tarrant County:	46.8%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 822742
• Northeast: 53342
• Midwest: 132769
• South: 154962
• West: 83163

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,800

Here:	8.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	7.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	24.3%
Texas:	15.4%

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