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City Profile

Tarrant County has 42 college and university campuses with an enrollment of more than 100,000 students in both
undergraduate and graduate programs. Included in these colleges and universities are Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary; Tarleton State University-Fort Worth Campus; Tarrant County College- Trinity River, South,
Northeast, Southeast, and Northwest Campuses; Texas Christian University; Texas Wesleyan University; Texas A&M
University School of Law; the University of Texas at Arlington; and the University of North Texas Health Science
Center. The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine were opened in July 2019 and will have classes on both university
campuses.

In Spring 2022, construction will start on an A&M Research Center. The building will be located next to the pre-
exisiting A&M Law building and will further assist in developing “Aggieland North”. This partnership between the
City and A&M will continue to build the Convention Center District of Fort Worth.

HEALTH SERVICES

With award-winning medical care and community-wide wellness programs, Fort Worth offers the full spectrum of
health options and medical care. Each of the award-winning six major hospitals in Fort Worth functions as a lead
institution for a network of health care facilities, providing the full range from acute care to neighborhood clinics and
affiliated physicians. Fort Worth hospitals have received awards and recognition for their specialties, from the Level
1 Trauma Center and Comprehensive Level 1 Stroke Center at John Peter Smith Hospital; to the award-winning
general services offered by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, ranked number 5 in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
overall by US News and World Report 2017-2018 Hospital Rankings; to the specialized care offered by Cook
Children’s, with top rankings for children’s cancer treatment, cardiology, neurology, and orthopedics.

Fort Worth’s Medical District houses the region’s single largest concentration of medical jobs. Throughout Tarrant
County, there are approximately 46 conveniently located hospitals with 6,245 beds, including one children’s hospital
licensed for 457 beds and four public hospitals.

MILITARY

Fort Worth is the home of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base, a navy reserve base since
October 1994. Fort Worth has a proud history of supporting military facilities, missions, and families back to the
establishment of the early fort that gave the city its name and Camp Bowie during World War I. Today, NASFW JRB
operates approximately 40 separate commands with over 10,000 active duty military, Guardsmen, Reservists, and
civilian employees. The Texas Comptroller estimates that the NAS contributes $6.6 Billion to the Texas economy
through over 47,000 direct and indirect jobs. Service, retail, and construction businesses around the base continue
to grow to serve the region. Within the base, the PX Mart continues to operate the Base Exchange store and the
grocery store for the benefit of active duty military and retired military in the Metroplex.

The Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base has the capacity for additional units. Soon, multiple additional
missions are expected to move to the base from other stations which will increase its economic influence. Housing
units will be needed for the growth in direct and indirect employment. Multiple infrastructure projects including
recently improved access onto the base and the planned redevelopment of major roads further the investment in

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