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Coke County

Population in 2010: 8,591. Population change since 2000: +4.0%
Males: 5,656  (65.8%)
Females: 2,935  (34.2%)

Median resident age:  22.0 years
Texas median age:  40.8 years

Zip codes: 79906.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,891 (it was $35,970 in 2000)
Fort Bliss:

$42,891
Texas:

$48,259
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,275

Fort Bliss CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $119,029 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
Fort Bliss:

$119,029
Texas:

$125,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $257,570; Detached houses: $274,460; Townhouses or other attached units: $232,235

Median gross rent in 2009: $889.

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  • White alone - 5,227 (60.8%)
  • Hispanic - 1,573 (18.3%)
  • Black alone - 1,163 (13.5%)
  • Two or more races - 280 (3.3%)
  • Asian alone - 197 (2.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 115 (1.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 27 (0.3%)
  • Other race alone - 9 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fort Bliss: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (13.1%), Irish (11.3%), English (5.9%), United States (3.5%), Italian (2.7%), French (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1962 feet

Land area: 6.17 square miles.

Population density: 1393 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Bliss:

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Bliss CDP:

  • Never married: 40.0%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 0.9%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

502 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

This place:  6.1%
Texas:  13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $8,036 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (0.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (350.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: El Paso, TX (0.9 miles ), Sunland Park, NM (3.0 miles ), Prado Verde, TX (3.6 miles) , Canutillo, TX (3.6 miles ), Santa Teresa, NM (3.6 miles ), Westway, TX (3.7 miles ), Sparks, TX (3.7 miles ), Socorro, TX (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 31.80 N, Longitude: 106.42 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,783 (+106.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,875 (84.6%)

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.6%
Texas:

7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Public administration (42%)
  • Manufacturing (19%)
  • Health care and social assistance (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Information (2%)
  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Public administration (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Information (4%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Lawyers (7%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)

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Earthquake activity:

Fort Bliss-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/23/1992 at 16:17:52, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Coke County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Hurricanes: 3 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Bliss:

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF EL PASO (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • EL PASO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • LAS PALMAS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; EL PASO, TX)

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Amtrak station near Fort Bliss:

  • 6 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Bliss:

  • El Paso Community College (about 5 miles; El Paso, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,943)
  • The University of Texas at El Paso (about 6 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 12,687)
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 39 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 3,159)
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 40 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 14,681)
  • Eastern Arizona College (about 208 miles; Thatcher, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,285)
  • Central New Mexico Community College (about 227 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 8,765)
  • University of New Mexico-Main Campus (about 228 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 19,438)

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Notable locations in Fort Bliss: Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District (A), 3rd Calvary Museum (B), Fort Bliss Museum (C), United States Army Air Defense Artillery Museum (D), Quarters Number 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fort Bliss National Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Fort Bliss include: Bosserman Field (1), Jester Park (2), Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Coke County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  CO  SO2 NO2 Ozone  PM10 PM2.5 Pb 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.0. This is about average.
City:

35.0
U.S.:

32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.247. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.247
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.342. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.342
U.S.:

2.433
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.8
U.S.:

9.4
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

29.4
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 35.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

35.9
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.60. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

8.60
U.S.:

9.59
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0171. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.0171
U.S.:

0.1072


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.3%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.3% for Black residents, 2.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 59.1% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 40.5% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.5 people
Texas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  93.8%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Bliss, TX

People in group quarters in Fort Bliss:

  • 2,724 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 130 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 11 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Fort Bliss compared to Texas state average:

  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fort Bliss (2011 data):

  • Armed Forces Bank, National Association: Fort Bliss Branch at 1720 Marshall Road, branch established on 1997/02/07; Fort Bliss Px Branch at Building 1735, branch established on 1997/04/08. Info updated 2010/12/16: Bank assets: $1,839.7 mil, Deposits: $1,387.5 mil, headquarters in Fort Leavenworth, KS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 78 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Fort Bliss travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Coke County Texas:


2008 Presidential Election results in Coke County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Fort Bliss (based on Coke County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.19%
Here73.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristOther
Adherents62.9%12.0%11.8%10.4%3.0%
Congregations33.3%13.3%13.3%20.0%20.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
This county:

5.77 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
This county:

5.77 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
Coke County:

14.42 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.1%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

25.8%
Texas:

26.6%

9.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.67%
Texas average:

8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tom Green County, TX  3.25% ($32,139 average AGI)


11.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.03%
Texas average:

7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tom Green County, TX  3.20% ($26,417 average AGI)
to Taylor County, TX  1.16% ($35,846)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Bliss:

  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVIV (1340 AM; 1 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: SPANISH CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Bliss:

  • KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KVER (91.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXCR (89.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNA-FM (97.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTEP (88.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO)
  • K212EO (90.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KPAS (103.1 FM; FABENS, TX; Owner: ALGIE A. FELDER)
  • K206CS (89.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Bliss:

  • KTSM-TV (Channel 9; EL PASO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF EL PASO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KVIA-TV (Channel 7; EL PASO, TX; Owner: NPG OF TEXAS, L.P.)
  • KSCE (Channel 38; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • KINT-TV (Channel 26; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFOX-TV (Channel 14; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTFN (Channel 65; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDBC-TV (Channel 4; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCOS (Channel 13; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EL PASO PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
  • K40FW (Channel 40; EL PASO, TX; Owner: BROADCAST GROUP, LTD.)
  • KTYO (Channel 48; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

7
  • Call Sign: AB5FX, Previous Call Sign: KB5QZQ, Licensee ID: L00478427
    Grant Date: 03/06/2002, Expiration Date: 06/02/2012
    Registrant: Arden J Tefft, Fort Bliss, TX 79906
  • Call Sign: KB5VCU
    Grant Date: 09/08/1992, Expiration Date: 09/08/2002, Cancellation Date: 09/09/2004
    Registrant: Rodney L Young, 6341c Berry Cir, Fort Bliss, TX 79916
  • Call Sign: KB5YVH
    Grant Date: 02/23/1993, Expiration Date: 02/23/2003, Cancellation Date: 02/24/2005
    Registrant: Michael W Bester, 2207a Mc Cullough, Fort Bliss, TX 79906
  • Call Sign: KC5JFH
    Grant Date: 08/26/1994, Expiration Date: 08/26/2004, Cancellation Date: 08/29/2006
    Registrant: William D Searuggs, 1924a Austin Rd, Fort Bliss, TX 79906
  • Call Sign: KD5BSV
    Grant Date: 07/07/1997, Expiration Date: 07/07/2007, Cancellation Date: 07/08/2009
    Registrant: Michael A Brown, C 2 1 Ada, Fort Bliss, TX 79916
  • Call Sign: N5UYQ, Previous Call Sign: KB5OSR
    Grant Date: 07/16/1991, Expiration Date: 07/16/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/18/2003
    Registrant: David L Eberhardt, 5246a Montague LP, Fort Bliss, TX 79906
  • Call Sign: N7OEJ, Previous Call Sign: KB7IUI
    Grant Date: 09/10/1991, Expiration Date: 09/10/2001, Cancellation Date: 09/11/2003
    Registrant: Mickey K Mullikin, 9338b Somerville, Fort Bliss, TX 79906

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 7FC (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 83624 , Serial Number: 7AC2288, Year manufactured: 1946
    Registrant (Corporation): Sky Cats Inc, Po Box 6312, Fort Bliss, TX 79906



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$48,810
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$40,054
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.01

Businesses in Fort Bliss, TX
NameCountNameCount
Baskin-Robbins1GNC1
Burger King2H&R Block2
Cricket Wireless1Pizza Hut1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Subway3

Fort Bliss on our top lists:

  • #1 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #33 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of renters (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #39 (79906) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of returns reporting salary or wage in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #93 (79906) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of U.S. Virgin Islander first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election"

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