# Parker County, Texas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Weatherford, Willow Park and Aledo Parker County is a generation frontier for Texas. Construction employs 3,847, up 35.7% since 2019, and construction is 1.7 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Parker County is home to Weatherford, Willow Park, Aledo and Springtown. 773 MW of new generation is planned here across 2 units, led by Gigawatt Solar LLC (solar). Employers here counted 42,861 jobs in 2025, up 22.7% from 2019. Electrical contractors employ 660, up 31.2% since 2019 against up 24.0% statewide, at an average $64,011 a year. 773 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading +22.7% total jobs since 2019, now 42,861 +31.2% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 660 ## Cities and towns in Parker County Parker County is home to Weatherford, Willow Park, Aledo and Springtown. Weatherford40,634 residents Willow Park7,439 residents Aledo7,122 residents Springtown5,204 residents Reno3,814 residents Annetta3,546 residents Azle3,334 residents · 22% of the city Hudson Oaks2,800 residents Fort Worth1,677 residents · 0% of the city Dennis870 residents Cresson854 residents · 40% of the city Annetta South701 residents Peaster636 residents Annetta North635 residents Millsap431 residents Sanctuary388 residents Cool242 residents Mineral Wells184 residents · 1% of the city - Azle also extends into [Tarrant County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/tarrant-county). - Fort Worth also extends into [Tarrant County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/tarrant-county), [Denton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county). - Cresson also extends into [Hood County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hood-county), [Johnson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/johnson-county). - Mineral Wells also extends into [Palo Pinto County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/palo-pinto-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Briar, Carter, Dennis, Garner, Horseshoe Bend, Western Lake. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Parker County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Texas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 149,559 | 184,767 | ▲ 23.5% | 31st of 254 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 34,944 | 42,861 | ▲ 22.7% | 31st of 254 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $45,586 | $59,195 | ▲ 29.9% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,835 | 3,847 | ▲ 35.7% | 51st of 155 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 503 | 660 | ▲ 31.2% | — | | Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 18 | 20 | ▲ 11.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.9% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 773 MW | 24156% of today's fleet | 33rd of 149 by size | 184,767 people live here, up 23.5% since 2020. Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 2.9% in 2019. Its power plants have 3 MW of capacity, 100% of it other technologies. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC is the largest utility serving Parker County, one of 4 with territory here. It delivers power that customers buy from competing retail providers. ## Who powers Parker County ### Utilities with service territory in Parker County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 3,477,215 | — | — | | Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | Cooperative | Bundled | 118,075 | 12.65¢ | 35% | | Wise Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 20,137 | 15.56¢ | 53% | | Weatherford Mun Utility System | Municipal | Bundled | 14,466 | 12.69¢ | 45% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Other technologies | 3 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Other technologies | 3 MW | 2010 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Gigawatt Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 429 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2028 | Gigawatt Solar LLC | | Gigawatt Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 344 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2028 | Gigawatt Solar LLC | ## The Parker County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 42,861 | $59,195 | 1.00 | | Construction | 3,847 | $79,038 | 1.69 | | Electrical contractors | 660 | $64,011 | 2.14 | | Data processing and hosting | 20 | $115,601 | 0.15 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Parker County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Parker County. Texas has 25 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Hood County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hood-county). ## Parker County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Parker County, Tarrant County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Parker County | 184,767 | ▲ 22.7% | 3 MW | 773 MW | — | — | | Hood County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hood-county) | 70,501 | ▲ 10.5% | 2,646 MW | 200 MW | 2 | 1 | | Jack County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/jack-county) | 9,563 | ▼ 15.8% | 1,030 MW | 300 MW | — | — | | Johnson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/johnson-county) | 218,048 | ▲ 26.0% | 283 MW | — | — | — | | Palo Pinto County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/palo-pinto-county) | 30,791 | ▼ 2.4% | 614 MW | — | — | — | | Tarrant County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/tarrant-county) | 2,248,466 | ▲ 10.4% | 1,484 MW | — | 17 | — | | Wise County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/wise-county) | 83,778 | ▲ 5.5% | 2,237 MW | 403 MW | — | — | ## More of Texas [All Texas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas)[Tarrant County2,248,466 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/tarrant-county)[Johnson County218,048 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/johnson-county)[Wise County83,778 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/wise-county)[Hood County70,501 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hood-county)[Palo Pinto County30,791 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/palo-pinto-county) ## Parker County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Parker County, Texas? 4 utilities have service territory in Parker County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX), Wise Electric Coop Inc, Weatherford Mun Utility System. ### What county is Weatherford, TX in? Weatherford is in Parker County, Texas. About 40,634 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Parker County? 1 operating plant with 3 MW of capacity. The largest is Westside Landfill Gas Recovery (3 MW, other technologies). ### How much new power is planned in Parker County? 773 MW across 2 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Gigawatt Solar LLC. ### Are there data centers in Parker County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Parker County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Tarrant County. ### Is Parker County adding jobs? Employers counted 42,861 jobs in 2025 against 34,944 in 2019 (+22.7%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 2,835 to 3,847. ### Does Parker County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Parker County. Texas has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/parker-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).