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Population (year 2000): 8,264
Males: 5,169  (62.5%)
Females: 3,095  (37.5%)

Coke County

Median resident age:  22.0 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79906.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,100 (it was $35,970 in 2000)
Fort Bliss  $39,100
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,900 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
Fort Bliss  $72,900
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Fort Bliss:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.2%)
  • Black (25.1%)
  • Hispanic (19.3%)
  • Other race (8.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (13.1%), Irish (11.3%), English (5.9%), United States (3.5%), Italian (2.7%), French (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1962 feet

Land area: 6.17 square miles.

Population density: 1340 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Bliss

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Bliss CDP

  • Never married: 40.0%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 0.9%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

502 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

This place:  6.1%
Texas:  13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fort Bliss:  2.0% ($1,250)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (0.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (406.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: El Paso, TX (0.8 miles ), Sunland Park, NM (10.7 miles ), Prado Verde, TX (14.3 miles) , Canutillo, TX (14.5 miles ), Westway, TX (15.0 miles ), Socorro, TX (15.1 miles ), Santa Teresa, NM (15.3 miles ), Sparks, TX (15.5 miles ).

Latitude: 31.80 N, Longitude: 106.42 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,783 (+106.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,875 (84.6%)


People in group quarters in Fort Bliss
  • 2724 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 130 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 11 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Area code commonly used in this area: 915

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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (28%)
  • Health care (23%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Lawyers (7%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Bliss:
  • EL PASO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 3 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • R E THOMASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • DEL SOL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; EL PASO, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Bliss:
  • EL PASO INTL (about 5 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)
  • BIGGS AAF (about 5 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; ID: BIF)
  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Bliss:
  • WEST TEXAS (about 15 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: T27)
  • DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 20 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; ID: 5T6)
  • FABENS (about 29 miles; FABENS, TX; ID: E35)

Amtrak station near Fort Bliss:
  • 6 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Bliss:
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 6 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 40 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 216 miles; ALPINE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 224 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 226 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)

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Notable locations in Fort Bliss: Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District (A), 3rd Calvary Museum (B), Quarters Number 1 (C), United States Army Air Defense Artillery Museum (D), Fort Bliss Museum (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fort Bliss National Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Fort Bliss include: Armstrong Field (1), Jester Park (2), Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss (3), Bosserman Field (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.5 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  94.6%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.0%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.5%
Whole state:  6.7%

Fort Bliss compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fort Bliss (2007 data):
  • Armed Forces Bank, National Association: Fort Bliss Px Branch at Building 1735, branch established on 1997-04-08; Fort Bliss Branch at 1720 Marshall Road, branch established on 1997-02-07. Info updated 2006-08-15: Bank assets: $746.2 mil, Deposits: $638.9 mil, headquarters in Fort Leavenworth, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 51 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii



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9.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.67%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tom Green County, TX  3.25% ($32,139 average AGI)


11.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.03%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tom Green County, TX  3.20% ($26,417 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX  1.16% ($35,846)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Bliss:
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVIV (1340 AM; 1 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: SPANISH CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Bliss:
  • KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KVER (91.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXCR (89.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNA-FM (97.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTEP (88.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO)
  • K212EO (90.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KPAS (103.1 FM; FABENS, TX; Owner: ALGIE A. FELDER)
  • K206CS (89.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Bliss:
  • KTSM-TV (Channel 9; EL PASO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF EL PASO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KVIA-TV (Channel 7; EL PASO, TX; Owner: NPG OF TEXAS, L.P.)
  • KSCE (Channel 38; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • KINT-TV (Channel 26; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFOX-TV (Channel 14; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTFN (Channel 65; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDBC-TV (Channel 4; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCOS (Channel 13; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EL PASO PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
  • K40FW (Channel 40; EL PASO, TX; Owner: BROADCAST GROUP, LTD.)
  • KTYO (Channel 48; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)

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