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Fort Hood

Texas · 35,580 residents · 19.4 sq mi
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Fort Hood is home to 35,580 people in Texas. 1% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 21.8. The typical home is worth $19,600. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 21.8
US median: 33.0
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

35,580
+6%vs 2000
vs 33,711 in 2000
1990 – 2024
21.8
+2%vs 2000
vs 21.4 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
19.4 sq mi
Population, 19902024
22K26K30K33K37K19902000201020202024Fort Hood
202427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 59.9%(3,537)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 910%(3,559)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 144.9%(1,761)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 1911.7%(4,179)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2428.2%(10,031)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3426.4%(9,398)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 447.9%(2,806)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 540.7%(241)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 640.1%(20)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 740.1%(40)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 840%(8)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0%(0)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$21,002
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $32,552 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$8,017
−28%vs 2000
vs $11,078 in 2000
US average: $14,340
9.8%
+0.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.5% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$19,600
−64%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $72,600 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2019
$400
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $616 in 2000
US average: $450
0.6%
−0.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 1.4% in 2000
99.4% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic45.3%(15,274)
Black30.7%(10,346)
Hispanic / Latino16.7%(5,630)
Asian2%(691)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic55%(19,568)
Black33.9%(12,064)
Hispanic / Latino12.3%(4,365)
Asian3.5%(1,242)
Other7.6%(2,706)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
Mexican12.5%(3,347)
Puerto Rican4.6%(1,238)
Spaniard0.7%(196)
Cuban0.6%(167)
Colombian0.6%(151)
Salvadoran0.5%(146)
Guatemalan0.4%(109)
Dominican0.4%(106)
Peruvian0.4%(106)
Ecuadorian0.3%(70)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.2%(65)
Nicaraguan0.1%(40)
Chilean0.1%(34)
Venezuelan0.1%(27)
Honduran0.1%(25)
Panamanian0.1%(24)
Bolivian0%(13)
Asian origin
Filipino1.7%(468)
Vietnamese0.4%(119)
Chinese0.3%(85)
Korean0.3%(81)
Asian Indian0.2%(67)
Japanese0.1%(19)
Sri Lankan0.1%(17)
Laotian0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.8%(213)
Chamorro0.7%(180)
Marshallese0.4%(95)
Ancestry
German11.1%(2,965)
American9.4%(2,515)
Irish6.8%(1,832)
English5.6%(1,499)
Italian2.9%(786)
French2.2%(599)
Scottish1.6%(416)
West Indian1.3%(340)
Norwegian1.2%(312)
Dutch0.9%(247)
British0.9%(231)
+ 28 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(219)
Hungarian0.8%(202)
Polish0.7%(199)
Ghanaian0.6%(167)
Jamaican0.6%(162)
Swedish0.4%(101)
Brazilian0.4%(94)
Haitian0.3%(89)
Arab0.3%(82)
Russian0.3%(75)
Lithuanian0.3%(72)
Czech0.2%(61)
Greek0.2%(52)
Danish0.2%(51)
Portuguese0.2%(50)
Romanian0.2%(45)
Nigerian0.2%(45)
Canadian0.1%(39)
Welsh0.1%(32)
Egyptian0.1%(30)
Kenyan0.1%(29)
Lebanese0.1%(16)
Guyanese0.1%(16)
Austrian0.1%(14)
Ukrainian0%(10)
Finnish0%(9)
Section 05

Education

12.4%
+0.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 12.1% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
95.4%
+0.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 95.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
2.4%
−0.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 2.8% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

11.9 min
+26%vs 2000
vs 9.5 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married61.9%(8,503)
Married36.4%(5,005)
Widowed0.1%(20)
Divorced1.6%(216)
Women 15+
Never married19.1%(1,202)
Married75.5%(4,741)
Widowed0.9%(55)
Divorced4.5%(285)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

2.7%
−2.2 ptssince 2013
from 4.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
48.0%
+18.8 ptssince 2020
from 29.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
3.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
1.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
9.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 8.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
93.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 92.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
11.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)92.7%(1,584)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(142)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era3.9%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,708 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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How many people live in Fort Hood, Texas?

Fort Hood, Texas has about 35,580 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Fort Hood, Texas?

The typical household in Fort Hood, Texas earns about $21,002 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fort Hood, Texas expensive?

In Fort Hood, Texas, the median home is worth about $19,600, and the typical rent is about $400 a month.

How educated are people in Fort Hood, Texas?

About 12.4% of adults age 25 and over in Fort Hood, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fort Hood, Texas?

About 9.8% of people in Fort Hood, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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