Fort Bliss, TX

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2023 Population

12,009

4.01% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

21.7

0.913% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.1%

15.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$55,267

3.52% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

1,196

11.4% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Fort Bliss, TX had a population of 12k people with a median age of 21.7 and a median household income of $55,267. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Bliss, TX declined from 12,511 to 12,009, a −4.01% decrease and its median household income declined from $57,283 to $55,267, a −3.52% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fort Bliss, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.87%), and White (Hispanic) (7.42%).

None of the households in Fort Bliss, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Fort Bliss, TX are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Fort Bliss, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Bliss, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Bliss, TX is home to a population of 12k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.58% of Fort Bliss, TX residents were born outside of the country (790 people).

In 2023, there were 2.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.28k people) in Fort Bliss, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.04k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.3% of Fort Bliss, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Bliss, TX was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Bliss, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Bliss, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.28k ± 759
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.04k ± 651
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.3k ± 387

24.1%

Hispanic Population

2.9k people

24.1% of the people in Fort Bliss, TX are hispanic (2.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fort Bliss, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

6.58%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

790 people

5.22%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

653 people

As of 2023, 6.58% of Fort Bliss, TX residents (790 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Bliss, TX was 5.22%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Bliss, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
677 ± 296
Gulf War (1990s)
80 ± 73
Vietnam
3 ± 33

Fort Bliss, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 8.46 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fort Bliss, TX employs 1.2k people. The largest industries in Fort Bliss, TX are Public Administration (223 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (137 people), and the highest paying industries are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($83,421), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,250), and Finance & Insurance ($46,250).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.2k

2023 Value

± 288

−11.4%

1 Year decline

± 36.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fort Bliss, TX declined at a rate of −11.4%, from 1.35k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Bliss, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (186 people), Management Occupations (108 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (104 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Bliss, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.2k

2023 Value

± 288

−11.4%

1 Year decline

± 36.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fort Bliss, TX declined at a rate of −11.4%, from 1.35k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Bliss, TX, are Public Administration (223 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (137 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Bliss, TX, though some of these residents may live in Fort Bliss, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,357

Median earning men ± $14,726

$18,459

Median earning women ± $4,128

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($56,050), Public Administration ($45,750), and Retail Trade ($45,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($42,868), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,494), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,648).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fort Bliss, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Fort Bliss, TX have an average commute time of 14.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Bliss, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fort Bliss, TX is $55,267. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Fort Bliss, TX was Census Tract 101.01 with a value of $62,675, followed by Census Tract 101.03 and Census Tract 101.02, with respective values of $55,365 and $43,750.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 101.01
Census Tract 101.03
Census Tract 101.02

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fort Bliss, TX was Census Tract 101.01 with a value of $62,675, followed by Census Tract 101.03 and Census Tract 101.02, with respective values of $55,365 and $43,750.

The following map shows all of the places in Fort Bliss, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,267

Median Household Income

± $8,007

2.28k

Number of Households

± 408

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.28k households in Fort Bliss, TX declined from $55,267 from the previous year's value of $57,283.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Bliss, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Bliss, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (61.3%)
Walked (20.9%)
Worked At Home (9.36%)

In 2023, 61.3% of workers in Fort Bliss, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (20.9%) and those who worked at home (9.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Bliss, TX have a shorter commute time (14.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Fort Bliss, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Bliss, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Bliss, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Bliss, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Bliss, TX (1.32k out of 8.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Bliss, TX is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.9% of the population of Fort Bliss, TX has health coverage, with 2.7% on employee plans, 0.899% on Medicaid, 0.116% on Medicare, 18.7% on non-group plans, and 72.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in El Paso County, TX see 1943 patients per year on average, which represents a 3% decrease from the previous year (2003 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2112 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 890 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for El Paso County, TX.

1,943 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in El Paso County, TX

Primary care physicians in El Paso County, TX see an average of 1,943 patients per year. This represents a 3% decrease from the previous year (2,003 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in El Paso County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 63.5% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 13.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.145% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 34.5% were men and 65.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.12%

Uninsured

2.7%

Employer Coverage

0.899%

Medicaid

0.116%

Medicare

18.7%

Non-Group

72.5%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Bliss, TX declined by 1.22% from 5.18% to 5.12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fort Bliss, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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