Fort Worth Demographics

Population Fort Worth U.S.
Total Population 534,694 281,421,920
Female 50.7% 50.9%
Male 49.3% 49.1%
18 years and over 71.7% 74.3%
65 years and over 9.6% 12.4%
Married Persons 53.9% 56.5%
Single Persons 46.1% 43.5%
Median Age 30.9 35.3
Average Family Size 3.3 3.1
Ethnicity
White 61.4% 77.0%
Black or African American 20.8% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6% 0.9%
Asian 2.7% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 14.4% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 30.6% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Fort Worth U.S.
Total Housing Units 211,165 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $71,100 $119,600
Number of Households 195,078 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.67 2.59
Economic Characteristics Fort Worth U.S.
Median Household Income $37,074 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,800 $21,587
In Labor Force 64.3% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 16,331 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Fort Worth U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 67,902 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 29,765 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 28,331 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 24.1% 28.6%
Associates Degree 4.7% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 7.3% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census