Fort Bliss is a somewhat small 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 $57,283.00.Fort Bliss is a military town: the armed forces employs 39.77% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Public Service and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 28.22% and 18.22% of the civilian workforce respectively. A relatively large number of people in Fort Bliss telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.74% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Bliss spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Fort Bliss citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.17% of adults in Fort Bliss have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fort Bliss in 2022 was $22,181, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,724 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 23.48% 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 Korean.
