Fort Davis, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

879

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.6

1.42% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

41.4%

10.8% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$24,911

2024 Median Property Value

$256,000

4.11% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Fort Davis, TX is home to a population of 879 people, from which 91.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.2% of Fort Davis, TX residents were born outside of the country (134 people).

In 2024, there were 3.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (646 people) in Fort Davis, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 165 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 47 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%

2024 Citizenship

90.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.6% of Fort Davis, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Davis, TX was 90.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Davis, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
646 ± 293
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
165 ± 174
White (Hispanic)
47 ± 74

26.5%

Hispanic Population

233 people

26.5% of the people in Fort Davis, TX are hispanic (233 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Davis, 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
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

15.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

134 people

19.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

192 people

As of 2024, 15.2% of Fort Davis, TX residents (134 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Davis, TX was 19.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

8 ± 24

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Davis, TX.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Davis, TX was $256,000 in 2024, which is 0.769 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $245,900 to $256,000, a 4.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Davis, TX is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Davis, TX have an average commute time of 6.35 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Davis, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$256,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$57,581

$323

Median Property Taxes

±$171

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Davis, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Davis, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.8%

Homeownership

2024

39.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Fort Davis, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fort Davis, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$24,911

Median Household Income

± $23,555

415

Number of Households

± 191

The following chart displays the households in Fort Davis, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 2024

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Walked (11.4%)

In 2024, 68.7% of workers in Fort Davis, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who walked to work (11.4%).

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

6.35 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Davis, TX have a shorter commute time (6.35 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Davis, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Davis, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Davis, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Davis, TX (364 out of 879 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 12 - 14.

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

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

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

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

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