Haltom City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Its population was 46,073 at the 2020 census.
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020
The median age was 33.2 years, and 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18 while 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 16,589 households in Haltom City, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.5% were married-couple households, 24.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|16,088
|34.92%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|3,349
|7.27%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|158
|0.34%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|3,611
|7.84%
|-
|Pacific Islander (NH)
|84
|0.18%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|121
|0.26%
|-
|Multiracial (NH)
|1,321
|2.87%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|21,341
|46.32%
|-
|Total
|46,073
|
|}
Government and infrastructure
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The City of Haltom City Home Rule Charter was adopted October 10, 1955. The city operates under a council-manager form of government and provides a full range of services that include public safety (police and fire), municipal court, sanitation, parks, library, public works, and general administrative services. The city also owns and operates a water distribution system, a wastewater collection system, and a drainage utility system.
Economy
Top employers
According to Haltom City's 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
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! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| Birdville ISD
|3,103
|-
|2
| Tyson Foods
|800
|-
|3
| Medtronic Midas Rex
|350
|-
|4
| City of Haltom City
|289
|-
|5
| GST Manufacturing
|220
|-
|6
| MICA Corporation
|200
|-
|7
| Liberty Carton Company
|154
|-
|8
| Unifirst
|137
|-
|9
| Falcon Steel Company
|125
|-
|10
|Blackmon Mooring
|120
|}
Education
Most of Haltom City is served by the Birdville Independent School District<!-- (BISD) -->, with portions served by the Fort Worth Independent School District and Keller Independent School District. <!-- Alumni of Haltom City schools include Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Lance Dunbar, Kelvin Garmon, and Cody Jinks. -->
Haltom City Public Library is the regional library of the city and is a well-known partner of the Fort Worth Public Library.
In 2011, an extension of Tarrant County College (TCC) Northeast Campus, the Northeast Training/Learning Center, opened in the former civic center of Haltom City. The extension, less than from the main TCC Northeast Campus, includes classroom and training areas. Haltom City had approached TCC, inquiring on how to add community college services for working-class families with limited transportation options.
Media
WBAP-FM serves the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex as a news/talk radio station that is currently owned by Cumulus Media.
References
External links
- Haltom City official website
- Haltom City Public Library
- Birdville Independent School District
- Birdville Historical Society