Parker County vs. Tarrant County

Parker County (TX)Tarrant County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)138,3712,084,931
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)18.3%15.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,9571,810,655
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,9271,809,034
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.8%26.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.4%11.3%
Female persons, percent50.2%51.1%
White alone, percent94.9%73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.6%17.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.7%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.8%29.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.9%45.9%
Veterans, 2014-201810,392109,182
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%16.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)50,820778,975
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.8%60.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$198,400$170,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,676$1,596
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$524$589
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$991$1,049
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.7%27.7%
Building permits, 201869814,459
Households, 2014-201844,255698,995
Persons per household, 2014-20182.902.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.0%28.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.8%84.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.8%31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.3%18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.0%61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)151,9844,483,569
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)582,93845,771,009
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)779,11930,173,253
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,772,73328,908,781
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,808$15,376
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.427.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$74,625$64,874
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,705$32,092
Persons in poverty, percent8.3%12.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,77342,162
Total employment, 201728,629790,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,139,26038,541,935
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,548178,338
All firms, 201211,139173,389
Men-owned firms, 20126,08889,352
Women-owned firms, 20123,36466,250
Minority-owned firms, 20121,42271,133
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,21996,361
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,21116,470
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,149149,220
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%10.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%11.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.0%30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010129.42,094.7
Land area in square miles, 2010903.48863.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Parker county (TX) and Tarrant county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.