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75126

Forney, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
84,799
Median household income
$103,673
People below poverty
8.6%
Median home value
$361,100

Income

The median income of households in 75126 was $103,673. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 0.6
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 2.5
$35,000 to $49,999 8
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.5
$100,000 to $149,999 23.7
$150,000 to $199,999 16
$200,000 or more 12.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72609
Female 57965

An estimated 90.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,299. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 90.6
Social Security 16.2
Retirement income 14.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.3

In 2020-2024, 9.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 87.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 51.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 75126 in 2020-2024, 87.9% had health insurance coverage and 12.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.3% and public coverage was 19.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12%.


In 2020-2024, 75126 had a total population of 84,799 - 41,520 (49%) females and 43,279 (51%) males. The median age was 31.6 years. An estimated 32% of the population was under 18 years, 38.6% was 19 to 44 years, 19.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 7.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 75126 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 4197 3126
5 to 9 4347 3267
10 to 14 4017 3949
15 to 19 3587 2472
20 to 24 2482 2447
25 to 29 3094 2683
30 to 34 3854 3885
35 to 39 3229 4400
40 to 44 3102 3625
45 to 49 2646 2451
50 to 54 2149 2584
55 to 59 1806 1786
60 to 64 1863 1591
65 to 69 1453 1323
70 to 74 613 995
75 to 79 415 494
80 to 84 345 275
85 and over 80 167

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 46.6% were White; 28% were Black or African American; 10.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.5% were Asian; 11.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.5% of the people in 75126 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 41.5% of the people in 75126 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 24,912 households in 75126. The average household size was 3.4 people.

Married-couple households made up 59.8% of the households in 75126 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.6% of all households, while 12.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.3% of all households.

In 75126, 50.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54% of males and 52.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.6 32.3
Now married, except separated 54 52.6
Separated 1.2 1.7
Widowed 0.6 4.7
Divorced 8.6 8.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 75126, 1,988 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.4% of the people living in 75126 were U.S. natives. 58% of the 75126 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.6% of 75126 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 75126 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 75126.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.4
Asia 25.3
Europe 1.5
Africa 35
Northern America 0.6
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 75126 in 2020-2024, 21.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.2% of people at least five years old; 6.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 4.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 75126 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.1
Different house, same county 2.9
Different county, same state 10.6
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 75126 was 26,093 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,236 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 20,083. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,774.

Educational Attainment of People in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.7
High school diploma or equivalency 22.8
Some college, no degree 21.2
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 26.4
Graduate or professional degree 11.4

Disability

In 75126, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 75126, 69.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 33,472 79.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 6,513 15.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,892 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 75126 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 8.6
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.8
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 75126 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 18,911 45.1
Service occupations 5,903 14.1
Sales and office occupations 8,384 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,143 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,633 13.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.7% of 75126 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 37.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 14.9

In 2020-2024, 75126 had a total of 26,009 housing units. Of these housing units, 91.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.5
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

58.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 75126 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 88.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 75126 had 24,912 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,097 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.5% while renters occupied 19.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.04.

6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 31% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 75126:

House Heating Fuel Used in 75126 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42.4
Electricity 56.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 75126 was $361,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 75.6 % had a mortgage. 24.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,409 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,028.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 75126 was $2,076. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.