Tarrant County, TX Population

Overview

2.09 million

Total Population

34.8

Median age

50.89%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

49.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

617,233

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Tarrant County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Tarrant County is 34.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tarrant County's population under 18 was 26.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tarrant County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tarrant County, 21.72% were under the age of 15, 21.27% aged 15 to 29, 45.66% aged 30 to 64, 10.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37,421 more females than males in Tarrant County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.89% females and 49.11% males in Tarrant County, TX.
The Tarrant County, TX gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 84,561.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 78,794.

Tarrant County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tarrant County population: 59.53% are White, 16.96% are Black or African American, 0.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.66% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.57% are some other race and 8.59% are multiracial.
Tarrant County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 617,233 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.47 million (70.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tarrant County is White with a population of 1.25 million (59.53% of the total population).

Tarrant County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,154,595 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Tarrant County's population increased by 360,666 (24.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tarrant County's population increased by 297,515 (16.36%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Tarrant County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,457,501.