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. Fort Bliss has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.74% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the benefits of Fort Bliss is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.42 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.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.
