Tarrant County Information
Tarrant in
Texas occupies
897 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,671,295, a change from a 2000 population of
1,446,174 and
1,170,103 in 1990.
14% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15.5% percent is 25-35, and
15.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
7,441 acts of violent crime reported in
Tarrant in 2004, a change from
7,506 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
41,261 people:
4.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.6%.
Read more about
Tarrant, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Tarrant | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 897 sq. miles | Ranked 978 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,671,295 | Ranked 18 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,619,666 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,446,174 | Ranked 20 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,170,103 | Ranked 27 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 79.8% | |
| African American | 13.8% | |
| Asian American | 4.2% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 8.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 4.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 7,441 | 7,506 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 79 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 690 | |
| Robberies | 2,447 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 4,225 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 83,872 | 73,382 |
| Burglaries | 16,886 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 59,888 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 7,098 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 868,728 | 792,811 |
| Unemployed Population | 41,261 | 28,602 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 3.6% |
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