For population 15 years and over in Fort Hancock CDP:
Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 5.6%
839 residents are foreign born (49.0% Latin America).
This place:
49.0%
Texas:
13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $669 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $362 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (47.9 miles , pop. 563,662).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (394.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Fort Hancock-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% 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 49.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hudspeth County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Fires: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Benito Martinez (soldier) - Army Medal of Honor recipient.
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Hancock:
SIERRA PROVIDENCE EAST MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 42 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
"EAST EL PASO PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER, LLC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 42 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF EL PASO (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 48 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Hancock:
El Paso Community College (about 44 miles; El Paso, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,943)
The University of Texas at El Paso (about 51 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 12,687)
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 87 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 3,159)
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 88 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 14,681)
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 213 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,108)
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 248 miles; Portales, NM; FT enrollment: 2,746)
Eastern Arizona College (about 253 miles; Thatcher, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,285)
Library in Fort Hancock:
FORT HANCOCK ISD/PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $119,675; Location: 101 SCHOOL DR; 18,261 books; 262 video materials; 50 state licensed databases; 16 print serial subscriptions)
Notable locations in Fort Hancock: Cable Hole Crossing (A), McCaskills Crossing (B), Riverside (C), Fort Hancock Emergency Medical Services (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hudspeth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Hancock and their reported violations in the past:
VILLAS TRAVEL PLAZA (Population served: 50, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
7 routine major monitoring violations
2 minor monitoring violations
4 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 59.3%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 64.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 71.9% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
3.3 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
83.3%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
2.1%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Fort Hancock (based on Hudspeth County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.46%
Here
56.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
87.2%
5.3%
3.7%
2.4%
1.4%
Congregations
14.3%
28.6%
28.6%
14.3%
14.3%
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:
6.17 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Hudspeth County:
6.17 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
This county:
9.25 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
Hudspeth County:
9.25 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
9.5%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
26.1%
Texas:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Hudspeth County:
16.4%
State:
15.7%
7.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,875 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.75%
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:
FINLAY MTN, 15.25 Mi Ne Of (Lat: 31.370667 Lon: -105.601333), Overall height: 22.9 m, Call Sign: WHS900 Assigned Frequencies: 6226.90 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6345.50 MHz, 6345.50 MHz, 6404.80 MHz Grant Date: 11/27/1984, Expiration Date: 07/29/1998, Cancellation Date: 07/29/1998 Registrant: Gte Sprint Communications Corp, One Adrian Ct, Burlingame, CA 94010
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2
Call Sign: KB5ESA Grant Date: 11/09/1994, Expiration Date: 11/24/1997, Cancellation Date: 11/25/1999 Registrant: Irma K Cook, Rt Box 67, Fort Hancock, TX 79839
Call Sign: KC5LPT Grant Date: 12/21/1994, Expiration Date: 12/21/2004, Cancellation Date: 12/22/2006 Registrant: Joel A Bishop, H C R 66 Box 35, Fort Hancock, TX 79839
FAA Registered Aircraft:
1
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 57 mph), Engine: None N-Number: 17911 , Serial Number: 541, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 11/10/1972 Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 322, Fort Hancock, TX 79839
Most common first names in Fort Hancock, TX among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Jose
7
72.8 years
Maria
7
79.0 years
Manuela
6
74.8 years
Juan
5
55.4 years
Manuel
4
76.5 years
Antonio
3
75.3 years
James
3
72.0 years
Ramon
3
74.4 years
Angela
2
85.4 years
Ada
2
77.5 years
Most common last names in Fort Hancock, TX among deceased individuals
