ZIP Code 76116 — Fort Worth city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 76116 covers Fort Worth, TX in Tarrant County with a population of about 49,685.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 34.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 682, 817; U.S. House district TX-12; the DALLAS - FT. WORTH media market.

Fort Worth, TX reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (base-related place names in city/county context). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 76116 is about $54,738 — about 27% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 22.5%; unemployment rate near 5.3%; 32.5% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 1.2 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Healthcare, and Food services; about 10.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $286,500 — about 18% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,076 (about 7% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 35.9% (about 29.6 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 76116 in Fort Worth, TX, a household would need roughly $79,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,840. That is about 44% above the local median household income ($54,738), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Worth city, TX as Relatively High (composite score 99.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (99.1) and wildfire (91.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Fort Worth city, TX show little to no average snow and around 32.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2,344 for ZIP 76116 (Fort Worth city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.