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Hispanic (overlaps with other categories), and 5.97 other. The median family income is $90,067.
The median family income for Tarrant County is $65,072. Benbrook’s per capita income is $34,209;
the per capita income for Tarrant County is $28,266. The percentage of Benbrook's population
categorized as poverty is 7.40 percent; 15.20 percent of Tarrant County's population is in this
category.
HOUSING
Benbrook has a total of 10,787 housing units. Approximately 66.1 percent are owner-occupied
homes; 30.6 percent are renter-occupied; 3.3 percent are vacant. The average value of a home in
Benbrook is $246,259 and the average value of a home in Tarrant County is $262,409.
LABOR FORCE
Benbrook's total civilian labor force is 13,067 compared with Tarrant County's 970,824. Benbrook's
unemployment rate is 6.3 percent compared with Tarrant County's rate of 7.3 percent.
Workers in Benbrook are employed in the following industries: agriculture and mining (319);
construction (380); manufacturing (414); wholesale trade (132); retail trade (1,362); transportation
and communications (405); finance, insurance, and real estate (526); services (2,796); and public
administration (255).
The primary employers in Benbrook are Wal-Mart (308); Gilco Contracting, Inc. (187); Renaissance
Park Nursing Home (140); Benbrook Nursing and Rehab (130); City of Benbrook (129); Benbrook
Community Center/YMCA (105); Oncor Electric Delivery (90); and Gardner Denver Service Center
(85).
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.
Benbrook is served by a main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. Services in nearby Fort Worth
include the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.
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