Fort Worth

About Fort Worth

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) and extending into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. Fort Worth's population was estimated to be 1,028,117 in 2025, making it the 10th-most populous city in the United States. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (after Dallas) and the fourth-most populous in Texas. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S., with 8.5 million residents.

The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city. Nearby Dallas has held a population majority in the metropolitan area for as long as records have been kept, yet Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.

The city is the location of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and several museums designed by contemporary architects. The Kimbell Art Museum was designed by Louis Kahn, with an addition designed by Renzo Piano. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was designed by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson, houses American art. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has a collection of Western art in the United States emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was designed by Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico.

In addition, Fort Worth is the location of several universities, including the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan University, UNT Health Fort Worth, and Texas A&M University School of Law. Several multinational corporations, including Bell Textron, American Airlines, and BNSF Railway, are headquartered in Fort Worth.

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Living in Fort Worth

Median household income

$79,507

Median home value

$303,000

Median rent

$1,509/mo

Median age

33.6

Map of Fort Worth

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Fort Worth, TX population

Fort Worth had 918,915 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Fort Worth at a glance

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Towns near Fort Worth

• River Oaks2.9 mi W
• Sansom Park3.4 mi NW
• Westover Hills4.5 mi SW
• Westworth Village4.6 mi W
• Blue Mound5.0 mi N
• Haltom City5.1 mi NE
• Lake Worth5.2 mi NW
• Saginaw5.9 mi N
• White Settlement6.8 mi W
• Richland Hills7.4 mi E
• Lakeside8.1 mi W
• Watauga8.4 mi NE

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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