Fort Stockton, TX Housing Market & City Data

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8,421
Population Estimate
$89,994
Median Home Value
96.3%
Employment Rate
9.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$130
Median Listing Price$212,250
Median Days on Market90
Active Listings58
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)61
Avg Listing Price$286,949
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY22%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.35
Family Dual Income44.2
Median Household Income$44,009
Median Individual Income$25,396
Home Ownership66.3%
Home Value$89,994
Median Rent$829
Rent Burden24.8%
Poverty20.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED31.3%
  • Highschool Education33.4%
  • Some College25.8%
  • Bachelors Degree6.2%
  • Graduate Degree3.4%
  • Total College or Above9.6%
  • Stem Degree30.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.8%
  • Female50.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.9%
  • Divorced11.7%
  • Never Married32.2%
  • Widowed6.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityFort Stockton
State IDTX
Population8,421

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.2%
19–2913.8%
30–3916.3%
40–499.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.9%
60–698.1%
70–797.7%
80+4.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.9%
Unemployment Rate3.7%
Disabled14.1%

ETHNICITY

White83.2%
Black2.5%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other10.1%
Multiple2.7%

OTHER

Hispanic75.1%
Limited English14.0%
Health Uninsured15.6%
Veteran5.7%

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