Fort Hood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 28,295 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Fort Hood is the 112th largest community in Texas.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fort Hood, employing 46.23% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Retail and Healthcare industries employ 16.44% and 15.46% of the civilian workforce, respectively. Also of interest is that Fort Hood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Fort Hood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 13.17 minutes getting to work every day.The population of Fort Hood overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Fort Hood, 23.73% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fort Hood in 2022 was $22,323, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,292 for a family of four. However, Fort Hood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Hood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Hood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Hood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Hood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.50% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Hood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Fort Hood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
