Fort Stockton, TX Demographic Data
Fort Stockton, TX Summary
Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County in Texas
- Population: 8,234
- Area: 5.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.02 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,641.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,982.28 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Stockton, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,981
47%
50.8
Male
4,464
53%
49.2
Total Population
8,445
323,128,000
Fort Stockton, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
600
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
554
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
626
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
551
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
621
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,279
15.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,242
14.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
944
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
544
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
326
3.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
560
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
376
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
222
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,368
75.4%
77.2
Female
2,937
46.1%
51.3
Male
3,431
53.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,978
70.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,325
15.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,158
13.7%
15.2
Female
684
59.1%
55.8
Male
474
40.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Fort Stockton, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,381
99.2%
96.8
White
7,379
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
175
2.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
0.5%
0.8
Asian
12
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
9
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
765
9.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
64
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6,203
73.5%
17.8
Mexican
5,946
70.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
69
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
188
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,242
26.5%
82.2
Fort Stockton, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,012
18.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
625
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,822
33.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,247
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
304
5.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
314
5.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
169
3.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,637
29.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,856
70.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
483
8.8%
31.2
Fort Stockton, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,877
28.2%
33.7%
Now Married
3,223
48.4%
47.5
Divorced
714
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
362
5.4%
2.0
Widowed
489
7.3
5.8%
Fort Stockton, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,359
42.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,486
57.2%
21.6%
Spanish
4,442
56.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.2%
1.1%
Fort Stockton, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
163
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
219
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
247
10.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
201
8.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
357
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
462
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
306
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
339
14.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
104
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
28
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
50,783
57,617
Per capita income
21,424
31,128
Fort Stockton, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
476
13.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
283
8.2%
9.8
Construction
398
11.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
504
14.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
174
5.1%
6.6
Information
5
0.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
85
2.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
138
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
117
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
446
13.0%
4.6
Retail trade
499
14.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
266
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
42
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
665
19.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
625
18.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
516
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
862
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
765
22.3%
18.1%
Fort Stockton, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,420
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,645
77.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
683
20.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
54
1.6%
2.7
Other means
18
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
20
0.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Fort Stockton, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
69
2.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
842
34.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,016
41.9%
37.1
3 or more
499
20.6%
21.0
Fort Stockton, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,426
79.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,564
64.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
862
35.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
641
20.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Fort Stockton, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,067
1 room
113
3.7%
2.4
2 rooms
116
3.8%
2.7
3 rooms
179
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
889
29.0%
16.5
5 rooms
727
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
526
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
307
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
122
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
88
2.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Stockton, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,067
1-unit, detached
2,321
75.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7
0.2%
5.9
2-units
57
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
80
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
130
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
226
7.4%
4.4
20 or more units
66
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
172
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.3%
0.1
Fort Stockton, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
67
2.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
240
7.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
664
21.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
689
22.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
736
24.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
166
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
261
8.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
180
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
50
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
14
0.5%
1.4%
Fort Stockton, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,173
48.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,242
51.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.1%
1.1
Fort Stockton, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
629
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
1.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
5.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
69
11.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
236
37.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
278
44.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
380
60.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
102
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
51
8.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
65
10.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Stockton, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
784
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
2.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
86
11.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
121
15.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
557
71.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
78
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
785
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
246
31.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
48
6.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
112
14.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
68
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
83
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
227
29.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
78
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Stockton, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,564
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
396
25.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
433
27.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
366
23.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
191
12.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
142
9.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
36
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,100
205,000
