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.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fort Bliss, employing 39.77% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Healthcare industries employ 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. 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 15.42 minutes getting to work every day.In terms of college education, Fort Bliss is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.17% of adults in Fort Bliss have a college 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.
