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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:         70,471
            --MySouthlakeNews.com                                --Within 10 miles of Southlake:       292,298
            --VisitSouthlakeTexas.com                            --Within 20 miles of Southlake:        1,423,533
            --TheMarqSouthlake.com                               Employment by occupation:
            22.5 square miles                                    -- 62.9% Managerial/Professional
            Located in the heart of the DFW Metroplex            -- 25.8% Sales & Office
            Centrally located between DFW International Airport (5   -- 5.0% Service Occupations
            miles east) and Fort Worth Alliance Airport (8 miles west)  -- 1.8% Construction/Maintenance
                                                                 -- 4.4% Production/Transportation
            Demographics                                         Approx. 2,600 businesses and non-profit organizations
            Current Population projection: 31,199                Over 15 million square feet of commercial space
            Projected build-out population: 34,188               Texas is a “Right-to-Work” state
            Population by age:                                   Texas has no state personal income tax
            --Under 24 years - 35%
            --25-64 years - 54%
            --65 years and older - 11%                           Transportation
            2020 median age: 42.6                                Major highways are SH 114, FM 1938, and FM 1709
            2020 average persons per household: 3.34             SH 114 connects to I-35W and I-35E
            2020 average household income: $232,533              Airports:
            2020 average home sales price: $962,285              DFW International - DFWAirport.com
            69% of residents 25 years and older have a bachelor’s   --Fourth busiest passenger airport in the world, over
            degree or higher                                     39.4M passengers in 2020 (47.5% lower than prior year
                                                                 due to the pandemic)
            Financial Status                                     --Generates $37B annually for North Texas economy
            City Bond Ratings                                    --Provides over 228,00 area jobs
            --“AAA” from Standard and Poor’s                     --First carbon neutral airport in North America, largest in
            --“AAA” from Fitch IBCA                              the world
            8.25% total sales tax rate - includes 0.5% for parks,   --Every major city in the continental United States
            0.375% for economic development and 0.125% for crime     can be accessed within four hours
            control district                                     --Home to American Airlines hub
                                                                 --Access to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) mass transit
            Top Employers                                        system
            Sabre Holdings        -   2,550 Employees            --Access to TEXRail commuter rail system
            TD Ameritrade        -   2,230 Employees             --Air Transport World’s 2019 Global Airport of the Year
            Carroll ISD          -   1,176 Employees
            Verizon Wireless     -   685 Employees               Fort Worth Alliance Airport - AllianceAirport.com
            Keller Williams      -   650 Employees               --The nation’s first industrial airport
            Gateway Church       -   600 Employees               --Provides over 63,000 area jobs
                                                                 --Part of an 27,000-acre mixed-use, master planned
            Top Non-Residential Taxpayers                        development
            Town Square Ventures LP                              --Houses more than 530 companies
            Verizon Wireless
            TD Ameritrade
            Sabre Headquarters LLC
            Wyndam Properties Ltd                                          BUDGET BOOK   |  FY 2022 City of Southlake  83
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