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DEMOGRAPHICS

Per the 2019 census estimates, there were 2,531 people residing in the Town of Pantego; 1,221
households and 705 families. The racial makeup of the community was 88.8% White, 4.9%
African American, 1.8% Native American, 6.2% Asian, 0.8% from other races and 2.6% from two
or more races. The median age was 51.7 years.

- 29.4% of the population is over 65 years of age.
- 41.6% of the households earn more than $75k
- 41.4% have a bachelor’s degree or higher

EDUCATION
No colleges or universities are present in this small community, but the Town lies within driving
distance to Arlington and the rest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, which contains a
number of colleges and universities including the University of Texas at Arlington and the Tarrant
County College system. Pantego lies within the Arlington Independent School District. Pantego is
zoned to Hill Elementary School, Bailey Junior High School and Arlington High School.

In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and county boundaries because all
aspects of the school district government apparatus, including school district boundaries, are
separated from the city and county government. In the case of Pantego, no Independent School
District was ever established. The proximity of the already established Arlington ISD led to the
entirety of Pantego being served by the AISD since the middle of the 20th century.

Pantego Christian Academy’s Arlington Campus has facilities within the city limits of Pantego and
Arlington. Around 2008, the school bought a 57,000-square-foot building at 2221 West Park Row
Drive to use as a high school campus.

LABOR FORCE
Town of Pantego benefits from its location in the Metroplex. The total labor force in the Metroplex
is over 2.3 million. An unemployment rate, which is consistently below the national and state
average, illustrates the work ethic evident in the community. Texas is a “right-to-work” state,
benefiting business operations and bringing about minimum union activity and work stoppages.

Of Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Pantego workers are:

o Management, Business, Sciences, and Arts Occupations 46.0%
o Service Occupations 9.1%
o Sales and Office Occupations 28.6%
o Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance
Occupations 4.8%
o Production, Transportation and Material Moving
Occupations 11.6%

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