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County: TARRANT County |
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Metropolitan Area:
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
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Land Area:
863.42 squared miles |
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Statewide Rankings |
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Rank |
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Largest Population: |
3
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Fastest Population Growth: |
22
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Per Capita Income: |
16
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State Expenditures: |
5
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General Information |
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Year |
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2005 |
2006 |
Change |
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Population |
1,619,666
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1,671,295
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0.032
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Employment Level |
825,644
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840,470
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0.018
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Unemployment Level |
4.900%
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4.200%
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-0.700
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Per Capita Income |
32,981
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34,275
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0.039
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Property Value Total |
107,369,299,037
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115,918,567,591
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0.080
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Population Analysis |
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Persons under 5 years old (2005) |
8.40 %
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
28.00 %
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
8.40 %
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Female persons, percent, 2005 |
50.20 %
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity |
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White persons |
55.60 %
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Black persons |
13.64 %
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons |
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Asian persons |
4.11 %
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
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Hispanic or Latino origin |
24.81 %
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Community College(s) In County |
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Northeast Campus, Northwest Campus, South Campus, Southeast Campus
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Public University In County |
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Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan University, The College of St. Thomas More, The University of Texas at Arlington, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
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