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 14.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Fort Stockton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Fort Stockton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.53% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fort Stockton in 2022 was $30,376, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,504 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 77.32% 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, English, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Stockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
