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City
Demographics
Fort Worth Economic & Community Development
Department |
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Statistics |
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Land Area (square miles) |
313.056 |
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Population (2000) |
534,694 |
| Median Family Income
(1990) |
$30,967 |
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Per Capita Income (1990) |
$13,162 |
| FWISD Schools |
120 |
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School Districts in Fort Worth |
15 |
| Colleges and
Universities |
5 |
| Fire
Stations |
38 |
| Hospitals |
25 |
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Parks |
205 |
| Park Acreage |
10,111 |
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Libraries |
15 |
| Library Holdings |
2.3 million |
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Municipal Golf Courses |
12 |
| Recreation,
Multi-Purpose and N.R.D. Centers |
20 |
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Museums |
12 |
| Landfill Capacity |
33 years |
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Performing Arts Groups |
| Casa
Manana Theatre Musicals Inc. |
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Circle Theatre |
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Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet Company |
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| Fort
Worth Jazz Society |
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Fort Worth Opera Association |
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| Fort
Worth Symphony Orchestra Association |
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Fort Worth Theatre |
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| Hip
Pocket Theatre |
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Jubilee Theater |
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Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall |
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Reata Restaurant |
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Schola Cantorum of Texas |
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| Shakespeare in the
Park |
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Stage West |
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| Texas Boys Choir |
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Texas Girls Choir |
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| Van Cliburn Piano
Foundation |
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Racial Types (2000) |
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White |
45.8% |
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Black |
20.0%
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| Hispanic |
29.8% |
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Other |
4.4% |
| Climate |
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Average Annual Temperature |
67.4 degrees |
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Average Humidity |
67 percent |
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Average Annual Snowfall |
3
inches |
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Average Annual Rainfall |
31.4 inches |
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Annual Festivals/Events |
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Arts in the Park |
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Chisholm Trail Roundup |
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| Cinco de Mayo |
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Colonial Golf Tournament |
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| Concerts in the Garden |
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Cowtown Goes Green |
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| Fiesta Fort Worth |
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First Night Festival |
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| Fort Worth
International Air Show |
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Fort Worth Fourth
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| Imagination
Celebration |
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Juneteenth |
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| Last Great Gunfight |
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Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival
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| Mayfest |
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Parade of Lights |
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| Pioneer Days |
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RaceFest/Thunder in the Stockyards
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| Red Steagall Cowboy
Gathering |
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Southwestern Exposition and Livestock
Show/Rodeo
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| Texas Motor Speedway
Races |
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Zoobilee of Lights |
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Economic Statistics
(2000)
Education (25 years and older) 2000:
Elementary:
0 - 8 years 12.4%
High School:
1 - 3 years 16.0%
4 years 23.5%
College: 1 - 3 years 26.6%
4 years or more 21.5%
Average
Daily Hotel Rate $69
Hotel
Occupancy 55.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport:
(jointly
owned by Fort Worth and Dallas)
Acres 18,076
Scheduled
Airlines 32
Passengers
Arriving/Departing 60,000,127
National Direct
Flights 132
International Non-Stop
Flights 31
Meacham Airport
Opened 1925
Longest
Runway 7,500 feet
Spinks Airport
Opened 1988
Longest
Runway 6,000 feet
Alliance Airport
Opened 1989
Longest
Runway 9,600 feet
Trucking
Services in Fort Worth Metro Area 478
Railroads Serving Fort
Worth 4
Moody's Bond
Rating (G.O.) Aa2
Standard and Poor's Bond
Rating AA
Tax Rate (per
$100 valuation) 0.885
Sales Tax
Revenue $66,935,799
Households by Income
$0-14,999 45,765
$15,000-29,999 48,349
$30,000-49,999 34,072
$50,000 or
more 40,042
Ten Largest Property Taxpayers (2000)
1-
American Airlines Inc.
2- Texas
Utilities Electric Co.
4- AT&T
5- Alcon
Laboratories Inc.
6- Bell Helicopter Textron
Inc.
8- Tandy Corporation
9- City
Center Development Co.
10- Miller Brewing Co.
Ten Largest Employers (2000)
American
Airlines 30,000
Naval Air
Station Joint Reserve Base 11,500
Lockheed Martin
Corporation 10,500
Fort Worth
Independent School District 8,000
Bell Helicopter
Textron 6,500
The Sabre
Group 5,400
United States
Postal Service 4,317
Harris
Methodist 3,870
Alcon
Laboratories Inc. 2,500
Sources: City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Jim
Garrison's Office, U.S. Census, Fort Worth Public Library, Fort Worth
Convention and Visitors Bureau, North Central Texas Council of
Governments, Texas State Comptrollers Office and the Tarrant County
Appraisal District.
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Demographic Profile of Fort
Worth |
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Population 534,694 |
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Male 263,720 |
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Female 270,974 |
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0-9
years 87,865
10-19
years 79,927
20-34
years 134,604
35-54
years 145,163
55-64
years 35,673
65-84
years 45,110
85 +
years 6,352
Median age 30.9 years
White 319,159
Black 108,310
American Indian and Alaskan Native 3,144
Asian 14,105
Pacific Islanders 341
Other
races 75,100
Two or
more races 14,535
Hispanic 159,368
Non-Hispanic 375,326
In households 519,940
Householder 195,078
Spouse 89,370
Child 164,164
Other relatives 43,018
Non-relatives 28,310
In
group quarters 14,754
Households 195,078
Families
127,530
Married-couple family 89,370
Female householder 28,582
Non-family households
67,548
Householder living alone 55,757
Average household size 2.67
Average family size 3.33
Total
housing units 211,035
Occupied housing units 195,078
Owner-occupied units 109,072
Renter-occupied units 86,006
Vacant
housing units 15,957
Average household size
Owner-occupied units 2.84
Renter-occupied units 2.44 |
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