Fort Worth, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
963,194
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.6
0.599% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.1%
1.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$79,507
3.79% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$303,000
9.27% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
480,451
2.91% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fort Worth, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.1% of the residents in Fort Worth, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fort Worth, TX are Tarrant County College District (7,289 degrees awarded in 2023), Texas Christian University (3,411 degrees), and University of North Texas Health Science Center (868 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Worth, TX was $303,000, and the homeownership rate was 57%.

Most people in Fort Worth, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Worth, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Worth, TX is home to a population of 963k people, from which 89.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.5% of Fort Worth, TX residents were born outside of the country (169k people).

In 2024, there were 1.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (352k people) in Fort Worth, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 186k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 152k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.1%
2024 Citizenship
89.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.1% of Fort Worth, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Worth, TX was 89.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Worth, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    352k ± 5.77k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    186k ± 4.55k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    152k ± 6.25k
34.6%
Hispanic Population
333k people

In 2024, there were 1.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (352k people) in Fort Worth, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 186k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 152k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

34.6% of the people in Fort Worth, TX are hispanic (333k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Worth, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
169k people
16.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
159k people

As of 2024, 17.5% of Fort Worth, TX residents (169k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Worth, TX was 16.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    15,711 ± 1,334
  2. Vietnam
    9,503 ± 778
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8,388 ± 977

Fort Worth, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Worth, TX employs 480k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Worth, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (55,898 people), Retail Trade (53,614 people), and Manufacturing (50,116 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($125,094), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,956), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,834).

Employment

Occupations

480k
2024 Value
± 7,283
2.91%
1 Year growth
± 2.08%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Worth, TX grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 467k employees to 480k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Worth, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (56,106 people), Management Occupations (51,323 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (43,733 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Worth, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

480k
2024 Value
± 7,283
2.91%
1 Year growth
± 2.08%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Worth, TX grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 467k employees to 480k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Worth, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (55,898 people), Retail Trade (53,614 people), and Manufacturing (50,116 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Worth, TX, though some of these residents may live in Fort Worth, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,302
Median earning men ± $1,428
$41,856
Median earning women ± $965

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,140), Public Administration ($86,707), and Information ($79,715).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,816), Information ($59,133), and Public Administration ($57,935).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Fort Worth, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Fort Worth, TX awarded 13,905 degrees. The student population of Fort Worth, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 26,539 male students and 37,140 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fort Worth, TX are White (5,694 and 42.8%), Hispanic or Latino (3,764 and 28.3%), Black or African American (1,801 and 13.6%), and Asian (938 and 7.06%).

The largest universities in Fort Worth, TX by number of degrees awarded are Tarrant County College District (7,289 and 52.4%), Texas Christian University (3,411 and 24.5%), and University of North Texas Health Science Center (868 and 6.24%).

The most popular majors in Fort Worth, TX are General Studies (4,141 and 29.8%), General Business Administration & Management (775 and 5.57%), and Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) (704 and 5.06%).

The median tuition costs are $32,960 for private four year colleges, and $8,750 and $27,020 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Fort Worth, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 46.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 63,679 (41.7% men and 58.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 63,679 students enrolled in Fort Worth, TX, 41.7% men and 58.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 22,300 records, of which 57% were women and 43% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    4,102 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    344 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    178 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fort Worth, TX was General Studies with 4,102 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Tarrant County College District
    7,289 degrees awarded
  2. Texas Christian University
    3,411 degrees awarded
  3. University of North Texas Health Science Center
    868 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tarrant County College District with 7,289 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 5,313 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fort Worth, TX, which is 0.618 times less than the 8,592 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,694 degrees mean that there were 1.51 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,764 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($32,960) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,171) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,719) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Worth, TX was $303,000 in 2024, which is 0.911 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $277,300 to $303,000, a 9.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Worth, TX is 57%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Worth, TX have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Worth, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$303,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,947
$195,072
Median Property Taxes
±$3,726

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Worth, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

57%
Homeownership
2024
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57% of the housing units in Fort Worth, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,507
Median Household Income
± $966
342k
Number of Households
± 5,611

In 2024, the median household income of the 342k households in Fort Worth, TX grew to $79,507 from the previous year's value of $76,602.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Worth, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Worth, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (14%)
  3. Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2024, 71.7% of workers in Fort Worth, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Worth, TX have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Fort Worth, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Worth, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Worth, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Worth, TX (124k out of 945k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Worth, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

81.4% of the population of Fort Worth, TX has health coverage, with 47.5% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 7.62% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 24.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

18.6%
Uninsured
47.5%
Employer Coverage
13.7%
Medicaid
7.62%
Medicare
11%
Non-Group
1.6%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Worth, TX grew by 0.105% from 18.6% to 18.6%.

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