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City Profile



                                             Southlake, Texas:  At-A-Glance

            The City of Southlake, Texas                         Labor Force & Economic Base
            •  Websites:                                         •  Labor pool ages 20-64:
                   --CityofSouthlake.com                             --Within 5 miles of Southlake:         66,842
                   --MySouthlakeNews.com                             --Within 10 miles of Southlake:       266,944
                   --VisitSouthlakeTexas.com                         --Within 20 miles of Southlake:       1,435,099
                   --TheMarqSouthlake.com                        •  Employment by occupation:
            •  22.5 square miles                                     -- 62.7% Managerial/Professional
            •  Located in the heart of the DFW Metroplex             -- 23.3% Sales & Office
            •  Centrally located between DFW International Airport   -- 6.0% Service Occupations
               (5 miles east) and Fort Worth Alliance Airport (8 miles   -- 2.6% Construction/Maintenance
               west)                                                 -- 5.4% Production/Transportation
                                                                 •  Approx. 2,192 businesses and non-profit
            Demographics                                             organizations
            •  2020 population projection of 30,310              •  Over 15 million square feet of commercial space
            •  Projected build-out of 34,188                     •  Texas is a “Right-to-Work” state
            •  Population by age:                                •  Texas has no state personal income tax
               --Under 19 years 36%
               --20-64 years 54%
               --65 years and older 10%                          Transportation
            •  2018 average people per household of 3.27         •  Major highways are SH 114, FM 1938, and FM 1709
            •  2018 median household income of $225,348          •  SH 114 connects to I-35W and I-35E
            •  2018 average home sales price of $718,531         •  Airports:
            •  69% of residents 25 years and older have a            DFW International - DFWAirport.com
               bachelor’s degree or higher                           --Third busiest passenger airport in the world, over
                                                                       66.4M passengers in 2017
            Financial Status                                         --Generates $37B annually for North Texas economy
            City Bond Ratings                                        --Provides over 228,00 area jobs
            --“AAA” from Standard and Poor’s                         --Every major city in the continental United States
            --“AAA” from Fitch IBCA                                     can be accessed within four hours
            8.25% total sales tax rate - includes 0.5% for parks,    --Home to American Airlines hub
            0.375% for economic development and 0.125% for crime     --Access to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) mass
            control district                                           transit system
                                                                     --Future access to TEXRail commuter rail system
            Top Employers                                            --Air Transport World’s 2019 Global Airport of the
            Sabre Holdings        -   3,000 Employees                  Year
            TD Ameritrade        -   2,016 Employees                 Fort Worth Alliance Airport - AllianceAirport.com
            Carroll ISD          -   1,152 Employees                 --The nation’s first industrial airport
            Keller Williams      -   700 Employees                   --Provides over 44,000 area jobs
            Verizon Wireless     -   650 Employees                   --Part of an 18,000-acre mixed-use, master planned
            Gateway Church       -   580 Employees                     development
                                                                     --Houses more than 425 companies
            Top Non-Residential Taxpayers
            Town Square Ventures LP
            Verizon Wireless
            TD Ameritrade
            Southlake Town Square Grand Avenue LP
            Wyndham Properties, LTD
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