Lake Worth, Texas

Lake Worth, Texas
City
City of Lake Worth
Location of Lake Worth in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°48′47″N97°25′50″W / 32.81306°N 97.43056°W / 32.81306; -97.43056
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Tarrant
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [1]
• Total	2.46 sq mi (6.38 km2)
• Land	2.46 sq mi (6.38 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,711
• Density	1,900/sq mi (740/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76135-76136
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-41056 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2411608 [2]
Website	http://www.lakeworthtx.org/

Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,711 at the 2020 census. The city is adjacent to and named after Lake Worth, a popular recreational lake in the northwestern portion of Tarrant County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	2,351		—
1960	3,833		63.0%
1970	4,958		29.4%
1980	4,394		−11.4%
1990	4,591		4.5%
2000	4,618		0.6%
2010	4,584		−0.7%
2020	4,711		2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Lake Worth racial composition as of 2020 ^[5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	2,671	56.7%
Black or African American (NH)	70	1.49%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	29	0.62%
Asian (NH)	43	0.91%
Pacific Islander (NH)	8	0.17%
Some other race (NH)	15	0.32%
Mixed or multiracial (NH)	153	3.25%
Hispanic or Latino	1,722	36.55%
Total	4,711

As of the 2020 United States census, 4,711 people, 1,704 households, and 1,162 families were residing in the city.

Education

The city of Lake Worth is served by the Lake Worth Independent School District.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Worth, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
6. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
7. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[6] [7]}

External links

• City of Lake Worth official website
• Northwest Tarrant Chamber of Commerce
• Lake Worth dredging FAQs