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Type of workers:
Tarrant County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Tarrant County, Texas:
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):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.0%
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 (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 12.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 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
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
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)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.0%
Housing units in structures:
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
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.
Means of transportation to work
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 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
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.
275,554 married couples with children. 88,485 single-parent households (18,988 men, 69,497 women).
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 177.51 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,800
Parking Facilities: $384,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,720,000
Regular Highways: $2,678,000
General Public Buildings: $2,288,000
General: $645,000
Own Hospitals: $328,000
Corrections - Other: $89,112,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $74,905,000
General - Other: $41,343,000
Police Protection: $29,054,000
Financial Administration: $24,287,000
Housing & Community Development: $17,977,000
Regular Highways: $13,585,000
Central Staff Services: $10,722,000
Welfare - Other: $4,257,000
Own Hospitals: $3,061,000
General Public Buildings: $2,854,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,320,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $102,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Regular Highways: $3,041,000
Health - Other: $1,499,000
Judicial and Legal: $809,000
Central Staff Services: $669,000
Police Protection: $654,000
Own Hospitals: $516,000
Financial Administration: $409,000
Correction - Other: $366,000
General Public Building: $148,000
Housing & Community Development: $53,000
Welfare - Other: $4,000
Health & Hospitals: $8,321,000
All Other: $4,003,000
Housing & Community Development: $640,000
Health & Hospitals: $307,000
Education: $24,000
Full Faith & Credit: $1,772,000
Other, NEC: $3,539,000
Other, NEC: $285,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,407,000
Fines & Forfeits: $4,419,000
Rents: $1,622,000
Regular Highways: $5,270,000
Judicial: $885,000
Central Staff: $669,000
Corrections - Other: $366,000
General Public Building: $254,000
All Other: $28,929,000
Public Welfare: $10,452,000
General Support: $4,000,000
Highways: $50,000
Motor Vehicle License: $17,631,000
Other Selective Sales: $11,838,000
NEC: $4,307,000
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