Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Stockton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.63 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Fort Stockton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Fort Stockton rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.35% of adults 25 and older in Fort Stockton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Fort Stockton in 2022 was $32,474, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,896 for a family of four. However, Fort Stockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Stockton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Stockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fort Stockton, accounting for 79.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fort Stockton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Stockton include Irish, German, English, European, and Ukrainian.
The most common language spoken in Fort Stockton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
