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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

HOUSING

Benbrook has a total of 10,181 housing units. Approximately 69.20 percent are owner-occupied homes; 30.08 percent are renter-occupied;
7.40 percent are vacant. The median value of a home in Benbrook is $134,200. Vacancy rates average 1.60 percent for owner-occupied
and 9.90 percent for rental properties. The median value of a home in Tarrant County is $131,500 and vacancy rates for Tarrant County
are 1.90 percent for owner occupied and 16.10 for rental properties.

LABOR FORCE

Benbrook's total civilian labor force is 11,942 compared with Tarrant County's 970,824. Benbrook's unemployment rate is 4.50 percent
compared with Tarrant County's rate of 5.90 percent. This data is based on the most recent available; effective June 2010 separate
employment statistics for Benbrook are no longer collected.

Workers in Benbrook are employed in the following industries: agriculture and mining (238); construction (494); manufacturing (1,275);
wholesale trade (170); retail trade (1,142); transportation – utilities (775); information (198); finance, insurance, and real estate (633);
professional management (1,275); education, health, and social services (2,483); arts, entertainment, and recreation (959); other services
(507); and public administration (551).

The primary employers in Benbrook are: Wal-Mart (311); Weatherford International, Ltd. Oil and Gas (298); Western Hills High School
(181); Gilco Contracting, Inc. (156); Weatherford International, Ltd. Drilling (150); Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (120); City of
Benbrook (110); Renaissance Park Nursing Home (110); Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (110); and Oncor Electric Delivery (90).

TRANSPORTATION

Benbrook has access to several aviation facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located twenty-
three miles northeast of Benbrook; D/FW Airport has almost 2,000 flights daily to over 163 destinations worldwide. Alliance Airport, an
industrial airport with a 9,600 foot runway, is located just twenty miles north of Benbrook. General aviation facilities are available at Bourland
Field (6.50 miles from Benbrook), Meacham Field, and Spinks Field.

Benbrook is served by numerous interstate and intrastate motor freight companies. Carriers include Central Freight Lines, Roadway Express,
Yellow Freight, SAIA Motor Freight Lines, and Con-Way Southern Express.

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