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Texas · Census place 26808

Fort Stockton city, TX

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Fort Stockton city has 8,340 residents, ranking #302 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $69,688, the median home is worth $176,600 and median gross rent runs $977 a month.

Population
8,340Fort Stockton city residents
Median household income
$69,688Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$176,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$977Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Stockton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Stockton city median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.1% of residents and 64.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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