COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marfa vs Fort Stockton
PLACE A
Marfa, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fort Stockton, Texas
Marfa is 80% smaller than Fort Stockton. Fort Stockton earns more, with a median household income $40,478 higher. Fort Stockton has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -10%).
MARFAFORT STOCKTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5748,027−80% vs Fort Stockton
Population density9701,447−477
Population growth-9.7%2.2%−12.0 pts
Median age47.734.4+13.3
Male52.6%51.4%+1.2 pts
Female47.4%48.6%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born13.6%13.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.2%18.6%+21.6 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.2%76.5%−21.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other4.6%0.2%+4.4 pts
Median household income$44,306$84,784−$40,478
Per capita income$33,472$39,326−$5,854
Poverty rate26.9%21.0%+5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5850.486+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%16.2%+21.9 pts
Graduate degree6.2%7.9%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation61.7%61.5%+0.2 pts
Median home value$251,400$199,600+$51,800
Median gross rent$474$974−$500
Owner-occupied75.2%69.6%+5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%10.2%+11.4 pts
Rent-burdened households67.5%43.3%+24.1 pts
Average commute5.917.9−12.0
Worked from home13.8%1.1%+12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.2%17.5%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025