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76179 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76179 covers Fort Worth, Texas, with a population of about 76,468 and a median household income of $108,428.

Population
76,4681,474 per square mile
Median age
34.34.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$108,4281.4× the Texas median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$321,629up 8.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,8401.4× the Texas median
Degree or higher
31%4 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.4%13.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
862

Where 76179 is

Fort Worth, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population76,468
Median age34.3
Family households81%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.9%
White (non-Hispanic)52.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)12%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino28%
Veterans9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$108,428
Income per person$42,548
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k14.2%
$125–150k12.8%
$150–200k15.7%
$200k or more12.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed35,050
Mean adjusted gross income$87,771
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k22.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.4%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$299,300
Median gross rent$1,840
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied78.4%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house88.6%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units3.1%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home1.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$321,629as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.9%
Typical asking rent$2,043as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 55.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$374,389$135,511

$136,280 in 2000 to $321,629 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,043$1,264

$1,264 in 2015 to $2,043 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher31%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home15.5%
Drives to work alone78.1%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.1% 6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27% 3.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments862
People employed11,544
Annual payroll$627,870,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 56.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.1 out of 100
Community resilience25.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide58.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind18.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$108,428$76,292$78,538
Income per person$42,548$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$299,300$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,840$1,339$1,348
Homeownership78.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home15.5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%17.2%13.9%
Median age34.335.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFT WORTH NATURE CTR, TX US8.2 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January56.5°F / 34.4°F2.18 in rain
February60.9°F / 38.2°F2.48 in rain
March68.7°F / 45.8°F3.35 in rain
April76.2°F / 53.5°F3.35 in rain
May83°F / 63.7°F4.42 in rain
June91.4°F / 71.4°F4.16 in rain
July96.6°F / 75°F2.22 in rain
August96.9°F / 74.1°F2.42 in rain
September89.4°F / 67°F3.01 in rain
October78.7°F / 55.2°F4.23 in rain
November67.2°F / 45.2°F2.86 in rain
December58.5°F / 36.8°F2.8 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District82.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwest Independent School District16.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

76135 Fort Worth, TX9.5 km away
76131 Fort Worth, TX9.6 km away
76052 Haslet, TX9.9 km away
76020 Azle, TX10.8 km away
76177 Fort Worth, TX11.4 km away
76071 Newark, TX12.7 km away
76098 Azle, TX12.9 km away
76244 Keller, TX13.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Tarrant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.86 sq mi
Water area6.6 sq mi
Population density1,474 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.9074, -97.4257

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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