Westover Hills, Texas

Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 641 at the 2020 census.

Town of Westover Hills, Texas
Town
Westover Hills Town Hall
Location of Westover Hills in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°44′50″N 97°24′52″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Tarrant
Area [1]
• Total	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Land	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	641
• Density	900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76107
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-77788[3]
GNIS feature ID	2413473[2]
Website	http://westoverhills.us/

In 2000, Westover Hills was the wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income and the 12th highest-income place in the United States. It has since been surpassed in Texas by both Piney Point Village and Barton Creek. It is still the wealthiest suburb of Fort Worth.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	197		—
1950	266		35.0%
1960	307		15.4%
1970	374		21.8%
1980	671		79.4%
1990	672		0.1%
2000	658		−2.1%
2010	682		3.6%
2020	641		−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

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

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	601	93.76%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	1	0.16%
Asian (NH)	9	1.4%
Some Other Race (NH)	4	0.62%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	12	1.87%
Hispanic or Latino	14	2.18%
Total	641

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 641 people, 300 households, and 247 families residing in the town.

Politics

The city of Westover Hills is one of the most reliably Republican jurisdictions in the state of Texas. Every GOP presidential candidate since Thomas Dewey in 1948 has carried the city by over 25 points, with Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush each earning over 90% of the vote in 1952, 1956, 1984 and 1988 respectively. In his 1998 gubernatorial re-election bid, George W. Bush would also top 90% Among the Democratic candidates for president, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has ever come within 30 points of carrying Westover Hills.

In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt finished third in the city, behind Dewey, and the unpledged Texas Regulars third party, who won the city with over three quarters of the vote.

All presidential election results for Westover Hills since 1944, and all gubernatorial results since 1998 are listed below:

Westover Hills city vote
by party in presidential elections

Year	Democratic	Republican	Third Parties
2024[8]	19.58% 93	79.58% 378	0.84% 4
2020[9]	23.27% 118	76.73% 389	0.00% 0
2016[10]	17.94% 87	78.56% 381	3.50% 17
2012[11]	14.20% 71	85.20% 426	0.60% 3
2008[12]	21.51% 108	78.09% 392	0.40% 2
2004[13]	16.77% 84	81.64% 409	1.60% 8
2000[14]	11.52% 56	86.42% 420	2.06% 10
1996[15]	13.42% 62	84.85% 392	1.73% 8
1992[16]	8.79% 32	81.87% 298	9.34% 34
1988[17]	6.07% 21	93.93% 325	0.00% 0
1984[18]	5.68% 20	94.32% 332	0.00% 0
1980[19]	25.45% 439	71.42% 1,232	3.13% 54
1976[20]	31.74% 510	67.89% 1,091	0.37% 6
1972[21]	18.12% 531	81.88% 2,399	0.00% 0
1968[21]	20.13% 93	73.59% 340	6.28% 29
1964[22]	35.78% 122	64.22% 219	0.00% 0
1960[23]	21.74% 45	78.26% 162	0.00% 0
1956[24]	1.52% 2	93.62% 132	5.30% 7
1952[25]	5.93% 8	94.07% 127	0.00% 0
1948[26]	5.00% 5	84.00% 84	11.00% 11
1944[27]	9.57% 9	11.70% 11	78.72% 74

Westover Hills city vote
by party in gubernatorial elections

Year	Democratic	Republican	Third Parties
2022[28]	20.14% 84	78.90% 329	0.96% 4
2018[29]	16.30% 75	83.26% 383	0.43% 2
2014[30]	15.17% 61	84.08% 338	0.75% 3
2010[31]	23.02% 93	76.73% 310	0.25% 1
2006[32]	15.54% 62	62.41% 249	22.06% 88
2002[33]	19.95% 85	79.34% 338	0.71% 3
1998[34]	7.68% 28	92.34% 337	0.00% 0

Education

Westover Hills is in the Fort Worth Independent School District.

Westover Hills is served by:

• Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School
  • Phillips was built in 1949. It was named after Mary Louise Phillips, the first female board member of FWISD.^[35]
• Monnig Middle School
• Arlington Heights High School

However, most families choose to send their children to private schools, typically Fort Worth Country Day School, but also All Saints' Episcopal School and Trinity Valley School, all three of which participate in the Southwestern Preparatory Conference.^{[citation needed]}