COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Tarrant County

Texas · 1,446,219 residents · 865 sq mi

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Tarrant County is home to 1,446,219 people in Texas. The population is up 24% since 1990. Households here earn about 16% more than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $88,600. Owners hold 61% of the housing stock. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.3

US median: 35.2

Average education

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,446,219

+24%since 1990

from 1,170,103 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

+6%since 1990

from 30.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

865 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.2M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58%(115,118)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98%(115,195)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(111,927)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.3%(105,509)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.1%(102,745)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.3%(235,700)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.2%(248,490)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(185,920)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.3%(105,030)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.6%(66,789)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.8%(40,820)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.9%(12,976)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,179

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $32,335 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,548

+49%since 1990

from $15,178 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.6%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 11.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $72,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$612

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $430 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

60.8%

+2.7 ptssince 1990

from 58.1% in 1990

39.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.5%(918,441)

Black12%(140,512)

Hispanic / Latino11.7%(136,494)

Asian2.5%(29,175)

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.9%(895,253)

Black12.6%(182,713)

Hispanic / Latino19.7%(285,290)

Asian3.6%(52,057)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican24%(519,160)

Central American1.9%(40,860)

Puerto Rican1.2%(26,571)

Salvadoran0.9%(19,842)

South American0.9%(19,420)

Honduran0.5%(10,564)

Cuban0.4%(8,768)

Spaniard0.4%(8,572)

Venezuelan0.3%(5,825)

Guatemalan0.3%(5,687)

Colombian0.3%(5,581)

Dominican0.2%(3,455)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(3,104)

Ecuadorian0.1%(2,828)

Nicaraguan0.1%(2,644)

Panamanian0.1%(1,134)

Argentine0%(1,036)

Costa Rican0%(961)

Chilean0%(585)

Uruguayan0%(225)

Bolivian0%(60)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.7%(36,683)

Asian Indian1.3%(27,541)

Nepalese0.5%(11,276)

Filipino0.5%(10,864)

Chinese0.5%(10,378)

Pakistani0.3%(6,290)

Korean0.3%(6,028)

Laotian0.3%(5,587)

Burmese0.1%(2,111)

Kazakh0.1%(2,014)

Japanese0.1%(1,727)

Thai0.1%(1,682)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0.1%(1,673)

Cambodian0.1%(1,264)

Taiwanese0%(832)

Bhutanese0%(806)

Indonesian0%(708)

Hmong0%(562)

Malaysian0%(389)

Sri Lankan0%(374)

Uzbek0%(49)

Mongolian0%(35)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,877)

Chamorro0.1%(1,468)

Samoan0.1%(1,327)

Tongan0.1%(1,168)

Guamanian0%(226)

Marshallese0%(13)

Fijian0%(11)

Ancestry

English9.5%(204,871)

German8%(173,634)

Irish6.6%(142,803)

American4.3%(92,834)

Subsaharan African3.1%(66,454)

Italian2.1%(44,968)

Scottish1.6%(34,979)

French1.4%(30,163)

Arab1%(20,617)

Polish0.9%(19,255)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(15,878)

Nigerian0.7%(14,568)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(11,798)

Dutch0.5%(11,596)

Swedish0.5%(11,041)

British0.5%(10,003)

West Indian0.4%(9,035)

Czech0.4%(8,998)

Welsh0.4%(8,363)

Lebanese0.2%(5,050)

Russian0.2%(4,801)

French Canadian0.2%(4,393)

Greek0.2%(4,391)

Portuguese0.2%(3,857)

Jordanian0.2%(3,642)

Jamaican0.1%(3,084)

Danish0.1%(3,037)

Iranian0.1%(2,989)

Ghanaian0.1%(2,964)

Canadian0.1%(2,885)

Hungarian0.1%(2,840)

Kenyan0.1%(2,836)

Brazilian0.1%(2,552)

Egyptian0.1%(2,511)

Ukrainian0.1%(2,336)

Swiss0.1%(2,092)

Iraqi0.1%(1,886)

Austrian0.1%(1,754)

Haitian0.1%(1,741)

Finnish0.1%(1,691)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,691)

Ethiopian0.1%(1,673)

Somali0.1%(1,362)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,228)

Romanian0.1%(1,191)

Croatian0.1%(1,150)

Turkish0.1%(1,100)

Palestinian0.1%(1,092)

Belgian0%(1,077)

Israeli0%(897)

Slovak0%(854)

Guyanese0%(739)

Moroccan0%(689)

Syrian0%(589)

Armenian0%(557)

Serbian0%(521)

Slovene0%(479)

Australian0%(316)

Bulgarian0%(234)

Latvian0%(230)

Barbadian0%(181)

Macedonian0%(82)

Cape Verdean0%(47)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.6%

+2.7 ptssince 1990

from 24.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.3%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 79.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.8%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 6.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

−18%since 1990

from 21.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.8%(155,268)

Married60%(323,375)

Widowed1.6%(8,673)

Divorced9.6%(51,852)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(125,197)

Married57.2%(322,897)

Widowed7.8%(44,001)

Divorced12.8%(72,395)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.7%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% 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)34.1%(33,938)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(28,847)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(26,702)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(3,330)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(508)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 99,576 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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