Fort Hood, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Fort Hood, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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N/A
Health Not enough data
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D
Income Well below average
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F
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Fort Hood | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23,244 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 1194.5 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -0.30% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 22.1 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 4,782 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Fort Hood grew by 856.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 23,244 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Fort Hood is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 51.3% of residents. That is 27.8 points above Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 11,927 51.3% +27.8 pts
- Millennials 29–44 4,723 20.3% -2.6 pts
- Gen X 45–60 664 2.9% -16.6 pts
- Boomers 61–79 118 0.5% -12.7 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 36.7% of the people living in Fort Hood and men 63.3%.
- Women 36.7% Texas 50.1%
- Men 63.3% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Fort Hood has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Fort Hood | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,637 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.01% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Fort Hood is about 22% lower than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Fort Hood | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | — | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,396 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 0.3% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Fort Hood spend about 23 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 95 hours, about 4.0 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Fort Hood | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 11.4 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 22.9 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 95 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $2,952 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 11.0% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 18,502 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 3,087 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Fort Hood is 11 minutes, shorter than the 23 minutes in Texas.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Fort Hood has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.
| Metric | Fort Hood | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.9% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 3.33 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Health
| Metric | Fort Hood | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | — | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 13.6% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 21.0% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Fort Hood, TX Compared With Nearby Cities
Fort Hood, TX is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 23,244 residents against a local median of 29,853. Fort Hood, TX's commute, at 11.4 min, runs 45% below the 20.9 min typical of the cities around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The cities themselves sit within 3.2 min of each other on commute, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Fort Hood, TX, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Fort Hood, TX has the lowest commute of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
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| Fort Hood, TX | 23,244 | $61,637 #3/4 | — | 11.4 min #1/4 |
| Killeen, TX | 148,206 | $60,625 | $189,503 | 18.4 min |
| Copperas Cove, TX | 28,341 | $64,212 | $151,207 | 21.6 min |
| Harker Heights, TX | 29,853 | $74,935 | $286,441 | 20.9 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Fort Hood, Texas.
How many people live in Fort Hood, Texas?
About 23,244 people live in Fort Hood, Texas, in 4,782 households of 3.3 people on average. The median age is 22.1, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 15 years.
Is Fort Hood, Texas urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Fort Hood, Texas has 1,194 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 14 times the U.S. average of 86.
How educated are people in Fort Hood, Texas?
11.9% of adults in Fort Hood, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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