Demographics of Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County, Texas had 2,248,466 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +132,272 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tarrant County, in four figures

2,248,466
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +132,272 people.; 35.2 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,207 ±$832
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Tarrant County, Texas's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tarrant County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Tarrant County, Texas's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tarrant County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,116,194	100.0	100.0
2021	2,130,671	100.7	100.2
2022	2,160,356	102.1	100.7
2023	2,194,974	103.7	101.6
2024	2,230,038	105.4	102.5
2025	2,248,466	106.3	103.1

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Population of Tarrant County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,116,194	+5,225	+2,590	+203	+1,619
2021	2,130,671	+14,477	+8,595	+2,986	+602
2022	2,160,356	+29,685	+10,794	+11,963	+8,014
2023	2,194,974	+34,618	+12,852	+17,060	+5,061
2024	2,230,038	+35,064	+12,389	+25,670	−2,845
2025	2,248,466	+18,428	+12,445	+12,762	−6,978

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±0.1: for men 34.4 ±0.1 and for women 36.0 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tarrant County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	138,610 ±166	6.4% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	411,407 ±4,068	19.0% ±0.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	204,611 ±2,981	9.4% ±0.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	628,827 ±3,594	29.0% ±0.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	517,046 ±3,561	23.9% ±0.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	266,889 ±3,461	12.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,207 ±$832, and income per person $42,755 ±$428, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Tarrant County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	90,602 ±2,759	11.6% ±0.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	128,751 ±3,248	16.5% ±0.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	129,303 ±3,237	16.5% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	105,958 ±2,819	13.5% ±0.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	147,121 ±3,798	18.8% ±0.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	77,935 ±2,679	10.0% ±0.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	102,749 ±2,502	13.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Tarrant County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	237,215 ±7,971	11.1% ±0.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	82,926 ±3,613	15.3% ±0.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	119,032 ±4,099	9.8% ±0.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	35,257 ±1,840	9.3% ±0.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tarrant County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tarrant County	Texas	United States
Housing units	843,257 ±273	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±0.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±0.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.3% ±0.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.7% ±0.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$323,900 ±$2,341	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,547 ±$11	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Tarrant County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	655,747 ±0	30.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	910,924 ±1,639	42.0% ±0.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	374,999 ±3,708	17.3% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	131,143 ±1,773	6.1% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,885 ±350	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	3,710 ±574	0.2% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	10,014 ±1,489	0.5% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	77,968 ±4,065	3.6% ±0.2	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Tarrant County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	1,159,022 ±8,570	53.5% ±0.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	594,631 ±7,559	27.4% ±0.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40,585 ±2,211	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	373,152 ±7,014	17.2% ±0.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	157,830 ±4,187	7.3% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	215,322 ±5,954	9.9% ±0.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Tarrant County among the counties of Texas

3rd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Tarrant County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Harris County	5,045,026	+6.6%
Dallas County	2,661,397	+1.9%
Tarrant County	2,248,466	+6.3%
Bexar County	2,160,088	+7.2%
Travis County	1,389,670	+7.2%
Collin County	1,297,179	+20.6%
Denton County	1,069,346	+16.9%
Fort Bend County	975,191	+17.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026