Fort Bliss is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,260 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Bliss is the 232nd largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Fort Bliss was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Bliss economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Bliss, where the median household income is $55,267.00.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fort Bliss, employing 37.03% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Healthcare industries employ 18.65% and 15.22% of the civilian workforce, respectively. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Fort Bliss has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.87 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Fort Bliss citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.39% of adults in Fort Bliss have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fort Bliss in 2022 was $20,784, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,136 for a family of four. However, Fort Bliss contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Bliss is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Bliss home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Bliss residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Bliss also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Bliss include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Fort Bliss is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
