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City Profile

HOUSING TENURE

According to Housing Occupancy data from the American Community Survey, the number of total housing units in
Fort Worth is estimated at 329,799 of which 90.8 percent are occupied and the remaining 9.2 percent vacant. In
terms of housing tenure, the survey estimated that out of the 299,593 occupied housing units, 56.7 percent were
owner-occupied and 43.3 percent were renter-occupied.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates.

CITY OF FORT WORTH EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND ANNEXATION POLICY

Under the provisions of State law, incorporated cities in Texas have the power to exercise certain controls in
unincorporated areas adjacent to their city limits. For a city the size of Fort Worth, these adjacent areas extend a
distance of five (5) miles from its city limits. This adjacent unincorporated area within five miles is known as the
extraterritorial jurisdictional area (“ETJ”). The ETJ encompasses approximately 313 square miles.

PERSONAL INCOME AND BUYING POWER

Median Household Mean Household
Fort Worth $60,205 $77,953
Tarrant County $65,052 $87,203

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates

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