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Southlake, TX At-a-Glance

          The City of Southlake, Texas                             Labor Force & Economic Base
          Websites:                                                Labor pool:
          - CityofSouthlake.com                                    Within 5 miles of Southlake: 92,991
          - MySouthlakeNews.com
          - VisitSouthlakeTexas.com                                Within 10 miles of Southlake: 339,140
          - TheMarqSouthlake.com                                   Within 20 miles of Southlake: 1,632,245
          22.5 square miles                                                                                               City Profile
          Located in the heart of the DFW Metroplex                Employment by occupation:
          Centrally located between DFW International              - 12.7% Managerial/Professional
          Airport (5 miles east) and Fort Worth Alliance           - 27.8% Sales & Office
          Airport (8 miles west)                                   - 4.2% Service Occupations

          Demographics                                             - 1.6% Construction/Maintenance
          Current Population projection: 31,975                    - 4.7% Production/Transportation
          Projected build-out population: 34,188                   -  Approx. 2,793 businesses and non-profit
                                                                    organizations
          Population by age:                                       - Over 15 million square feet of commercial space
          - Under 24 years - 57.5%                                 - Texas is a “Right-to-Work” state
          - 25-64 years - 34%                                      - Texas has no state personal income tax
          - 65 years and older - 8.5%
          - 2022 median age: 40                                    Transportation
                                                                   Major highways are SH 114, FM 1938, and FM 1709
          - 2022 average persons per household: 3.26               SH 114 connects to I-35W and I-35E
          - 2022 average household income: $265,839
          - 2022 median home sales price: $1,290,253               DFW International - DFWAirport.com
                                                                   -  Second busiest passenger airport in the world, over
          -  68% of residents 25 years and older have a
                                                                    72.2M passengers in 2022
            bachelor’s degree or higher
                                                                   -  Generates $37B annually for North Texas economy
          Financial Status                                         - Provides over 228,00 area jobs
          City Bond Ratings                                        -  First carbon neutral airport in North America, largest
          - “AAA” from Standard and Poor’s                          in the world
          - “AAA” from Fitch IBCA                                  -  Every major city in the continental United States can
          - ”Aaa” from Moody’s                                      be accessed within four hours
          -  8.25% total sales tax rate - includes 0.5% for parks,   - Home to American Airlines hub
                                                                   -  Access to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) mass
           0.375% for economic development and 0.125% for
           crime control district                                   transit system
                                                                   - Access to TEXRail commuter rail system
                                                                   -  Air Transport World’s 2019 Global Airport of the Year
          Top Employers
          Sabre Holdings: 2,200 Employees                          Fort Worth Alliance Airport - AllianceAirport.com
          TD Ameritrade: 1,867 Employees                           -  The nation’s first industrial airport
          Carroll ISD: 1,176 Employees                             - Provides over 44,000 area jobs
          Gateway Church: 706 Employees                            -  Part of an 27,000-acre mixed-use, master planned
                                                                    development
          Keller Williams: 650 Employees
                                                                   -  Houses more than 425 companies
          Verizon Wireless: 650 Employees

          Top Non-Residential Taxpayers
          Town Square Ventures LP
          Verizon Wireless
          TD Ameritrade
          Wyndam Properties LTD
          Carroll/1709 LTD

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