Haltom City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 39,229 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Haltom City is the 60th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities, Haltom City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Haltom City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Haltom City is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Haltom City who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.85%), sales jobs (11.93%), and management occupations (5.73%).

Also of interest is that Haltom City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

"If you live in Haltom City, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Haltom City residents do (97.7%). Haltom City is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Haltom City Information and Demographics

The citizens of Haltom City are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.42% of adults in Haltom City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Haltom City in 2000 was $17,740, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,960 for a family of four.

Haltom City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Haltom City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Haltom City is White, followed by Asian. Haltom City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.36% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Haltom City include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Haltom City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.