Fort Hood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 28,295 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Fort Hood is the 112th largest community in Texas.43.52% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Fort Hood. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Public Service industries respectively employ 20.10% and 15.53% of the civilian workforce. Also of interest is that Fort Hood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Hood spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.The overall education level of Fort Hood is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.20% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fort Hood in 2022 was $23,388, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,552 for a family of four. However, Fort Hood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Hood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Hood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Hood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Hood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.04% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Hood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Fort Hood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
