Acala vs Fort Hancock

A side-by-side comparison of Acala and Fort Hancock: population, income, housing, and more.

Acala and Fort Hancock are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Hancock has the higher population (956 vs 31 in Acala). Since 2019, Fort Hancock's population has grown faster (-47.7% vs -52.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Acala	Fort Hancock
Population	31	956
Median age	22.6 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,957
Median home value	—	$50,800
Housing units	3	348
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Acala	Fort Hancock
Population	65 → 31 (-52.3%)	1,827 → 956 (-47.7%)
Median household income	—	$29,583 → $34,957 (+18.2%)
Median home value	—	$52,000 → $50,800 (-2.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$653 → $497 (-23.9%)

Acala

Population

6531

Fort Hancock

Population

1,827956

Median household income

$29,583$34,957

Median home value

$52,000$50,800

Median gross rent

$653$497

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Acala	Fort Hancock
Under 5	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.1%
18 to 24	80.6%	27.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	6.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	3.2%
75 and over	0.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Acala	Fort Hancock
White (non-Hispanic)	9.7%	1.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.3%	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Acala	Fort Hancock
No high school diploma	50.0%	47.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	6.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Acala	Fort Hancock
Drove alone	—	96.5%
Carpooled	—	3.5%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Acala	Fort Hancock
1-unit, detached	100.0%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	52.0%

Poverty & households

	Acala	Fort Hancock
Poverty rate	100.0%	15.7%
Average household size	10.33	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1985