Tarrant County, Texas Population 2024

2,210,248

Tarrant County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 2,210,248 with a growth rate of 1.25% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Tarrant County, Texas is the 3rd largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 1,818,167 and has seen a growth of 21.56% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20292,346,75327,3011.18%
20282,319,45227,3011.19%
20272,292,15127,3011.21%
20262,264,85027,3011.22%
20252,237,54927,3011.24%
20242,210,24827,3011.25%
20232,182,94727,3011.27%
20222,155,64625,9511.22%
20212,129,69513,8550.65%
20202,115,84014,5580.69%
20192,101,28220,2840.97%
20182,080,99824,8011.21%
20172,056,19732,2551.59%
20162,023,94238,2781.93%
20151,985,66438,7571.99%
20141,946,90733,3661.74%
20131,913,54130,5911.62%
20121,882,95034,3521.86%
20111,848,59830,4311.67%
20101,818,16700%
19901,170,103309,22335.92%
1980860,880144,56320.18%
1970716,317177,82233.02%
1960538,495177,24249.06%
1950361,253135,73260.19%
1940225,52127,96814.16%
1930197,55344,75329.29%
1920152,80044,22840.74%
1910108,57256,196107.29%
190052,37611,23427.31%
189041,14216,47166.76%
188024,67118,883326.24%
18705,788-232-3.85%
18606,0205,356806.63%
1850664-2,346,089-99.97%
2024 Growth Rate
1.25% (27,301)
County Website
Tarrant County
State
Texas
County Seat
Fort Worth
2020 Population
2,115,840
Area
865 mi²
Density
2555 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
4.46% (94,408)
Founded
1850

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White1,178,47455.75%
Black or African American364,92417.26%
Two or more races252,35111.94%
Other race179,6528.5%
Asian122,7535.81%
Native American11,4090.54%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4,2910.2%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Tarrant County, Texas Population by Race

Tarrant County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Tarrant County, Texas Median Age

34.9

Total

34.1

Male

35.7

Female

Tarrant County, Texas Adults

There are 1,569,414 adults, (247,826 of whom are seniors) in Tarrant County, Texas.

Tarrant County, Texas Age Dependency

59.9

Age Dependency Ratio

18.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

41.2

Child Dependency Ratio

Tarrant County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female1,072,48850.74%
Male1,041,36649.26%

Tarrant County, Texas Population by Age

Tarrant County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All754,9692.7659.740.3
Married372,1953.4677.522.5
Non Family241,6441.2740.159.9
Female102,2203.5244.555.5
Male38,9103.4250.149.9

3.38

Average Family Size

2.76

Average Household Size

59.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Tarrant County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade93,2066.83%
Associates Degree107,3697.86%
Bachelors Degree305,66322.39%
Graduate Degree157,27211.52%
High School Graduate325,40123.84%
Less Than 9th Grade83,4526.11%
Some College292,80621.45%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Tarrant County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Tarrant County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White678,868645,904286,852
Hispanic342,986234,03558,023
Black226,304207,96066,474
2+ Races129,23297,31630,954
Other Race103,14861,30110,943
Asian83,88869,67739,195
Native American7,2975,7701,304
Islander2,6382,325492

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 95.14%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 46.72%.

Tarrant County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$67,540$81,464$58,522
Graduate Degree$81,799$103,680$70,762
High School Graduate$37,928$45,088$31,051
Less Than 9th Grade$31,747$36,621$23,146
Overall$49,791$56,837$42,024
Some College$46,855$56,088$40,192

$49,791

Average Earnings

$56,837

Average Male

$42,024

Average Female

Tarrant County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Tarrant County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Tarrant County, Texas Language

70.71% of Tarrant County, Texas residents speak only English, while 29.29% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 20.9% of the population.

Tarrant County, Texas Language

Tarrant County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic623,86087,75814.07%
White912,13565,1477.14%
Black359,21757,03015.88%
Other178,67931,23417.48%
Multiple249,83729,15311.67%
Asian121,37811,4539.44%
Native11,1581,0929.79%
Islander4,2071,06625.34%

11.02%

Overall Poverty Rate

9.8%

Male Poverty Rate

12.21%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Tarrant County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Tarrant County, Texas is Islander, with 25.34% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Tarrant County, Texas is White, with 7.14% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.46%. Among those working part-time, it was 14%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.69%.

Tarrant County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade18.54%
High School11.51%
Some College7.42%
Bachelors or Greater3.9%

Tarrant County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed24.15%
Male Unemployed19.93%
Female Employed5.79%
Male Employed4.45%

Tarrant County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Tarrant County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$94,733$124,774
Households$78,872$107,434
Married Families$114,012$145,478
Non Families$49,088$65,206

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Tarrant County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

48.7%

Overall Marriage Rate

50.8%

Male Marriage Rate

46.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Tarrant County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Tarrant County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Tarrant County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Tarrant County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

105,153

Number of Veterans

92,666

Male Veterans

12,487

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam30,852
Second Gulf War30,712
First Gulf War30,034
Korea4,272
World War II841

Tarrant County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 5431,413
65 to 7421,916
55 to 6420,636
75+19,214
18 to 3411,974

Tarrant County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White74,2018.12%
Black18,9727.24%
Hispanic12,5823%
2+ Races6,4664.07%
Other Race2,7682.21%
Asian2,0172.12%
Native American5446.26%
Islander1855.96%

Tarrant County, Texas Veterans by Race

Tarrant County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.78%

Veteran Poverty Rate

26.14%

Veteran Disability Rate

Tarrant County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

68.7%

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Employment Rate

4.9%

Unemployment Rate

Tarrant County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Tarrant County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Tarrant County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

54.59%

Born in Tarrant County, Texas

83.72%

Native Born

16.28%

Foreign Born

9.28%

Non Citizen

7%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

83.72% of Tarrant County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 54.59% having been born in Texas. 9.28% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Tarrant County, Texas Place of Birth

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