Tarrant County, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Tarrant County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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B
Health Around averageHealthier than 86% of counties in Texas
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B
Income Around averageWealthier than 90% of counties in Texas
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C
Education Below averageBetter educated than 93% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,166,122 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 2397.1 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 1.30% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 35.3 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 781,929 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Tarrant County grew by 26.3% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 2,166,122 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Tarrant County is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 23.7% of residents. That is 0.8 points above Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 511,179 23.6% +0.1 pts
- Millennials 29–44 513,362 23.7% +0.8 pts
- Gen X 45–60 427,878 19.8% +0.3 pts
- Boomers 61–79 266,409 12.3% -0.9 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 51.0% of the people living in Tarrant County and men 49.0%.
- Women 51.0% Texas 50.1%
- Men 49.0% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Tarrant County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $85,034 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 4.36% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Tarrant County is about 8% higher than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $322,393 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,547 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 59.3% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Tarrant County is about 17.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,547 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Tarrant County spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 197 hours, about 8.2 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 23.6 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 47.3 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 197 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $6,107 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 16,943 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 3,073 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Texas:
Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest:
Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).
The average commute time in Tarrant County is 24 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in Texas.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Tarrant County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.0% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.73 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest:
Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).
Health
Tarrant County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 16.7% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 17.9% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest:
Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).
Tarrant County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties
Tarrant County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,166,122 residents against a local median of 195,591. The measure that sets Tarrant County, TX apart most is median home price: $322,393, 34% above the local median of $240,818.
Commute tells the same story from another angle: 23.6 min against a local median of 30.4 min, 22% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is commute, and at 22% below the local median it puts Tarrant County, TX at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread $241,503 on median home price, so Tarrant County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Tarrant County, TX has the 3rd highest median home price of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County, TX | 2,166,122 | $85,034 #4/6 | $322,393 #3/6 | 23.6 min #1/6 |
| Johnson County, TX | 195,591 | $84,731 | $194,630 | 31.2 min |
| Denton County, TX | 979,063 | $112,041 | $436,133 | 26.1 min |
| Dallas County, TX | 2,620,115 | $76,775 | $343,060 | 23.9 min |
| Parker County, TX | 165,168 | $105,306 | $240,818 | 30.4 min |
| Wise County, TX | 75,004 | $92,724 | $211,538 | 30.7 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Tarrant County, Texas.
What is the population of Tarrant County, Texas?
About 2,166,122 people live in Tarrant County, Texas, in 781,929 households of 2.7 people on average. The median age is 35.3, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 2 years.
Is Tarrant County, Texas mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Tarrant County, Texas has 2,397 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 28 times the U.S. average of 86.
Is Tarrant County, Texas an affordable place to live?
The median home costs 3.8 times the median household income ($322,393 against $85,034), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,547 a month takes about 22% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
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