Spotlight on DFW Area Newspapers

Grapevine Sun
All press releases should be sent to
Les Cockrell, Editor, at lcockrell@grapevinesun.com
817-488-8561
P.O. Box 400, Grapevine, TX 76099

Keller Citizen
All press releases should be sent to
Todd Oberman, Editor, at editor@kellercitizen.com
817-431-2231

Southlake Times Star
All press releases should be sent to
Linda Taylor, Community Editor, at ltaylor@acnpapers.com
817-235-1427
501 Glen Drive, Keller, TX 76248

Southlake Journal
All press releases should be sent to
Brad Bennett at
bbennett@alliancenews.net
817-329-7700 ext. 108
1721 E. Southlake Boulevard,
Southlake 76092

Links to DFW and Mid-Cities Chamber Websites

Community & Chamber	Website
Colleyville Chamber of Commerce	www.colleyvillechamber.org
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce	www.grapevinechamber.org
Keller Chamber of Commerce	www.kellerchamber.com
Southlake Chamber of Commerce	www.southlakechamber.com
Trophy Club and Westlake
Northwest Metroport Chamber of Commerce	www.nwmetroportchamber.org

Compiled in Feb. 2007

Links to Community Websites – for additional community specific information

Community	Website	Subsection
Colleyville	www.colleyville.com	About Colleyville
Grapevine	www.ci.grapevine.tx.us	Business & Economic Development
Keller	www.cityofkeller.com	Economic Development
Southlake	www.ci.southlake.tx.us	Business & Development
Trophy Club	www.trophyclub.org	Community, then Town Quick Facts
Westlake	www.westlake-tx.org	Living in Westlake, then Facts & Figures

Compiled in Feb. 2007

Population by Community – 1990 through 2006

Community	1990	2000	2005	2006
Colleyville	12,724	19,636	21,000	21,700
Grapevine	29,198	42,059	45,550	45,600
Keller	13,683	27,345	34,350	36,350
Southlake	7,082	21,519	24,850	25,350
Trophy Club	3,922	6,350	7,250	7,250
Westlake	220 *	223	600*	700
Total	66,829	117,132	133,600	136,950

* Estimate
Source: North Central Texas Council of Governments Population Estimates
Note: 2007 figures will be released by April

Population by Gender

Community	Male	Female
Colleyville	49.4%	50.6%
Grapevine	50.3%	49.7%
Keller	49.5%	50.5%
Southlake	50.2%	49.8%
Trophy Club	50.3%	49.7%
Westlake	42.6%	57.4%

Source: 2000 Census

Population by Age

Community	17 & younger	18-61	62 & older
Colleyville	31.6%	61.1%	7.3%
Grapevine	29.2%	64.6%	6.2%
Keller	34.2%	60.3%	5.5%
Southlake	37.0%	58.8%	4.2%
Trophy Club	29.7%	63.2%	7.1%
Westlake	26.9%	56.5%	16.6%

Source: 2000 Census

Population by Race

Community	White	African American	Asian	Other
Colleyville	93.3%	1.1%	2.7%	2.9%
Grapevine	88.7%	2.5%	2.1%	6.7%
Keller	93.0%	1.3%	2.0%	3.7%
Southlake	94.3%	1.1%	2.3%	2.3%
Trophy Club	92.6%	2.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Westlake	91.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.0%

Source: 2000 Census
Other includes American Indian & Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander, Some Other Race and Two or more races

Focusing on Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Trophy Club and Westlake

Spotlight on Colleyville

Colleyville is the fourth largest of the six communities with a 2006 population of, or 21,700, or 16 percent of this six community market.

Between Jan. 2003 and Dec. 2005, Colleyville permitted $48 million worth of new commercial space. Of the 46 new buildings permitted, 30 were for office use.

Colleyville made Money Magazines’s August 2005 list of the 100 Best Towns in America.

2005 median household income of $124,675

In 2005, the average new residential building permit was $462,775, excluding land

Over 50 restaurants operate in Colleyville.

Residents are served by one of four different school districts: Grapevine-Colleyville, Birdville, HEB or Keller.

Focusing on Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Trophy Club and Westlake

Spotlight on Chambers of Commerce

Keller Chamber of Commerce
200 South Main, Keller
817-431-2169
www.kellerchamber.com
600 plus members
Features: plays a vital role as a “hub” in the community with a strong marketing focus. Offers limitless promotional opportunities through leads breakfasts, women’s success team luncheons, spectacular Awards Gala, community-wide KellerFest and more.

Northwest Metroport Chamber of Commerce
90 Trophy Club Drive, Trophy Club
817-491-1222
www.nwmetroportchamber.org
320 members
Features: located in the heart of the fast growing S.H. 114/Alliance corridor serving the communities of Haslet, Justin, Northlake, Roanoke, Trophy Club and Westlake. Fortune 500 major employers in the service area include IBM, Pfizer, Citigroup, Cardinal Health, General Motors, AmerisourceBergen, (John) Deere and Albertsons.

(Source: Keller and Northwest Metroport Chambers of Commerce)

Focusing on Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Trophy Club and Westlake (Source: NCTCOG, 2000 U.S. Census and City of Southlake)

Spotlight on Southlake

Southlake is the third largest of the six communities with a 2006 Population of 25,350, or 18.5 percent of this market.

According to the 2000 Census:

1. Residents are young, with only 4.2 percent aged 62 or older as of 2000.
2. Residents aged 25 years and older are well educated as 59.2 percent hold a bachelors degree or higher.
3. Families dominate as 94.1 percent of all households are family households.
4. As of 2000, 86.8 percent of all housing units had been built since 1980.
5. Over 91 percent (91.7 %) of residents speak English only at home.

The four largest employers within Southlake: Sabre Holdings, Tri-Dal Ltd., Verizon Wireless and City of Southlake. (Carroll ISD’s main office is located in Grapevine and thus is not included.)

Between 2001 and 2006, the total appraised value of real estate in Southlake grew at an average annual rate of 7.8 percent. (Source: TAD)

Focusing on Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Trophy Club and Westlake (Source: Colleyville, Grapevine and Southlake Chambers of Commerce)

Spotlight on Chambers of Commerce

Colleyville Chamber of Commerce
6700 Colleyville Boulevard, Colleyville
817-488-7148
www.colleyvillechamber.org
850 members
Features: numerous networking and marketing opportunities; all Colleyville households and businesses receive monthly newsletter and annual directory

Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
200 East Vine, Grapevine
817-481-1522
www.grapevinechamber.org
830 members
Features: part of dynamic community with 63% population growth from 1990-2005, 18 million annual visitors and $1.8 billion plus tourism industry

Southlake Chamber of Commerce
1501 Corporate Circle, Southlake
817-481-8200
www.southlakechamber.com
600 members
Features: monthly question asked of all members that has led to new opportunities, projects and programs; instrumental in Southlake’s growth and progress for over 20 years

Focusing on Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Trophy Club and Westlake (Sources: NCTCOG, 2000 U.S. Census, City of Keller and Keller Chamber of Commerce)

Spotlight on Keller

Keller is the second largest of the six communities with a 2006 Population of 36,350 or 26.5 percent of this market.

According to the 2000 Census:

1. Residents are young, with only 5.5 percent aged 62 or older.
2. Residents are well-educated with 44.6 percent of all residents aged 25 or older holding a bachelors degree or higher.
3. Families dominate as 89.1 percent of all households are family households.
4. As of 2000, 79.2 percent of all housing units had been built since 1980.
5. Over ninety-three (93.1) percent speak English only at home.

The five largest employers within Keller: Keller ISD, Corning Cable Systems, City of Keller, Southstar Logistics/Grocery Distribution, and Kroger.

Did you know? Keller is the first community in the nation to have FiOS, which provides fiber-optic lines to all households and businesses through Verizon with FiOS. (Source: Keller Chamber)

Comparative data for Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Trophy Club and Westlake (Sources: NCTCOG, 2000 U.S. Census and area school districts)

2000 Average Household Size by City
(Persons per household)Colleyville 3.06
Grapevine 2.66
Keller 3.10
Southlake 3.37
Trophy Club 2.87
Westlake 2.37

2005 Non-Construction Job Counts by City (Place of work)Colleyville 5,930
Grapevine 63,244
Keller 4,367
Southlake 10,331
Trophy Club 741
Westlake (estimate) 4,500

ISD School Enrollment
(Latest available figures)Grapevine-Colleyville ISD 13,814
Keller ISD 25,644
Northwest ISD 10,306
Southlake Carroll ISD 7,629