Fort Hood

Population: 25,786
Median household income: $59,661

Fort Hood is a community in Bell County, Texas, home to 25,786 residents. At $59,661, its median household income sits below Bell County's $66,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Hood's population grew 9.7% from 23,508 to 25,786, while its median household income rose 33.4% from $44,718 to $59,661.

56.4% of workers drive to work alone. 17.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,786
Median age: 21.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,661
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,368
Housing units: 6,931
Homeownership rate: 0.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,50825,786

Median household income

$44,718$59,661

Median gross rent

$1,252$1,368

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,508	$44,718	$92,000	$1,252
2020	23,302	$45,417	—	$1,210
2021	24,781	$48,777	—	$1,195
2022	25,476	$54,404	—	$1,290
2023	25,786	$59,661	—	$1,368

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.6%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2440.7%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 542.1%

55 to 640.7%

65 to 740.2%

75 and over0.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,987	11.6%
5 to 17	3,742	14.5%
18 to 24	10,499	40.7%
25 to 34	5,768	22.4%
35 to 44	1,926	7.5%
45 to 54	550	2.1%
55 to 64	177	0.7%
65 to 74	41	0.2%
75 and over	96	0.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,269	47.6%
Black or African American	4,732	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.2%
Asian	835	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	390	1.5%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	1,799	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,684	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's51.2%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	176	2.1%
High school graduate	1,675	19.6%
Some college or associate's	4,379	51.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,583	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	745	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone56.4%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked22.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,216	56.4%
Carpooled	1,201	8.2%
Public transit	84	0.6%
Walked	3,257	22.4%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	1,663	11.4%
Other means	129	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,773	68.0%
15 to 29 min	3,553	27.5%
30 to 44 min	264	2.0%
45 to 59 min	159	1.2%
60+ min	150	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.36
Poverty rate: 12.3% (1,936 of 15,766)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,190	89.3%
Nonfamily households	502	10.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,692	67.7%
Vacant	2,239	32.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15	0.3%
Renter-occupied	4,677	99.7%

1-unit, detached17.2%

1-unit, attached73.5%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,191	17.2%
1-unit, attached	5,095	73.5%
2 to 4 units	433	6.2%
5 to 19 units	96	1.4%
20 or more units	68	1.0%
Mobile home & other	48	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4826736
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 31.1369, -97.7849