CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Worth

Texas · 447,619 residents · 350 sq mi

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Fort Worth is a city of 447,619 people in Texas. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $58,800. The population has fallen 16% since 2000. 17.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $26,547, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

447,619

−16%vs 2000

vs 534,694 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

350 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024963K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(38,699)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(35,505)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(28,471)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(29,419)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(39,039)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.8%(92,987)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(62,352)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(38,123)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(33,002)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(29,055)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(15,708)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(5,259)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,547

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,074 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,162

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,800 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,800

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $559 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.9% in 2000

45.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.8%(244,966)

Black20%(106,988)

Hispanic / Latino29.8%(159,368)

Asian2.6%(13,895)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.9%(286,072)

Black22%(98,679)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(85,835)

Asian1.9%(8,465)

Other12.2%(54,403)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.6%(275,451)

Central American1.7%(16,075)

Puerto Rican1.3%(12,088)

South American0.8%(7,988)

Salvadoran0.7%(6,317)

Honduran0.6%(5,605)

Spaniard0.4%(3,581)

Cuban0.4%(3,532)

Venezuelan0.3%(2,880)

Guatemalan0.2%(2,373)

Colombian0.2%(2,268)

Nicaraguan0.1%(1,103)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(1,004)

Peruvian0.1%(712)

Dominican0.1%(642)

Argentine0%(382)

Costa Rican0%(366)

Chilean0%(332)

Panamanian0%(311)

Uruguayan0%(132)

Bolivian0%(111)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.1%(10,493)

Asian Indian1%(9,973)

Nepalese0.6%(5,355)

Filipino0.6%(5,309)

Chinese0.4%(3,678)

Laotian0.3%(3,206)

Pakistani0.3%(2,710)

Korean0.3%(2,677)

Kazakh0.2%(1,635)

Burmese0.2%(1,446)

Cambodian0.1%(1,000)

Japanese0.1%(970)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0.1%(807)

Bhutanese0%(343)

Hmong0%(332)

Bangladeshi0%(270)

Taiwanese0%(226)

Sri Lankan0%(218)

Malaysian0%(208)

Indonesian0%(196)

Mongolian0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,147)

Samoan0.1%(501)

Chamorro0%(331)

Tongan0%(192)

Marshallese0%(13)

Ancestry

English7.8%(75,321)

German7.1%(68,137)

Irish5.8%(55,870)

American3.6%(34,642)

Subsaharan African2.6%(25,315)

Italian1.8%(17,602)

Scottish1.6%(15,071)

French1.2%(11,740)

Arab0.9%(8,994)

Polish0.8%(7,258)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(5,935)

West Indian0.6%(5,484)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(4,929)

Dutch0.5%(4,784)

Swedish0.5%(4,450)

Czech0.5%(4,379)

Nigerian0.4%(3,973)

Welsh0.4%(3,626)

British0.3%(2,663)

Greek0.3%(2,562)

Lebanese0.3%(2,471)

Portuguese0.2%(2,155)

Russian0.2%(2,049)

Jamaican0.2%(1,757)

Jordanian0.2%(1,656)

French Canadian0.2%(1,629)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,363)

Danish0.1%(1,222)

Egyptian0.1%(1,169)

Kenyan0.1%(1,132)

Canadian0.1%(1,047)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,041)

Hungarian0.1%(1,036)

Iraqi0.1%(997)

Ethiopian0.1%(936)

Brazilian0.1%(859)

Ukrainian0.1%(806)

Swiss0.1%(788)

Israeli0.1%(757)

Austrian0.1%(721)

Haitian0.1%(676)

Somali0.1%(605)

Belgian0.1%(570)

Finnish0.1%(540)

Iranian0.1%(485)

Guyanese0%(480)

Croatian0%(475)

Lithuanian0%(423)

Romanian0%(401)

Armenian0%(383)

Serbian0%(375)

Slovak0%(358)

Turkish0%(269)

Slovene0%(243)

Palestinian0%(223)

Syrian0%(216)

Moroccan0%(156)

Barbadian0%(136)

Australian0%(124)

Latvian0%(119)

Bulgarian0%(91)

Macedonian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.4%(143,999)

Married49.6%(180,954)

Widowed2.2%(8,002)

Divorced8.8%(32,207)

Women 15+

Never married34.6%(133,906)

Married46.4%(179,749)

Widowed6.8%(26,302)

Divorced12.2%(47,432)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 24.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.9%(15,711)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31%(12,875)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24%(9,974)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(1,203)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(250)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 41,472 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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