Population 2000: 1,446,219
Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth

TARRANT COUNTY

TX

US

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

1,446,219

Square miles (land)

863.42

Population per square mile

1,674.99

79.65

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

716,001

49.5

49.6

49.1

Female

730,218

50.5

50.4

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

342,240

23.7

23.5

21.4

16-24

208,254

14.4

15.2

13.9

25-44

484,190

33.5

31.1

30.2

45-64

290,950

20.1

20.2

22.0

65+

120,585

8.3

9.9

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

33.29

33.91

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

1,030,208

71.2

71.0

75.1

Black or African American

185,143

12.8

11.5

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

8,300

0.6

0.6

0.9

Asian

52,594

3.6

2.7

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

2,252

0.2

0.1

0.1

Some other race

131,393

9.1

11.7

5.5

Two or more races

36,329

2.5

2.5

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

285,290

19.7

32.0

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000