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Fort Worth, TX demographics

Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

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Quick answer

Fort Worth, TX has a population of 978,468 and a median household income of $72,500 — about $6,042 a month before tax. That ranks 38 of 94 covered metros by income and 12 of 94 by population.

  • Population

    978,468

    City limits, ACS 5-year

  • Median household income

    $72,500

    ACS 5-year estimate

  • Combined sales tax

    8.25%

    Texas + local

  • Income rank

    #38

    of 94 covered metros

Estimated annual sales tax on a median household

A Fort Worth household at the median income of $72,500 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,495 a year in sales tax at 8.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Texas exempts or discounts several categories. Fort Worth's second penny funds Trinity Metro; neighboring Arlington has no transit authority and routes its penny elsewhere.

Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Fort Worth-specific measurement.

Sources

What each figure on this page comes from.

Full Fort Worth sales tax breakdown and calculator

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