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Fort Hood, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Fort Hood is a Census CDP of 26,814 people across 19.36 square miles of land, lying across Coryell County and Bell County. Median household income is $62,835, 0.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
The base was named Fort Cavazos from 2023 until June 2025, when the Army restored the name Fort Hood. The Census Bureau's 2025 boundary files still list this place as Fort Cavazos, so the map opens on that record.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Hood
What Fort Hood is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area19.36 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,385
- County holding the largest share of its areaCoryell County, 55.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inCoryell County 55.6 percent, Bell County 44.4 percent
Fort Hood crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Hood
How many people live in Fort Hood
- Population26,814
- Median age22.0
- Population under 187,358
- Share under 1827.4 percent
- Population 65 and over224 plus or minus 118
- Share 65 and over0.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Households5,259
- Family households4,681
- Share of households that are families89.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Hood
Income and work in Fort Hood
- Median household income$62,835
- Per capita income$24,464
- Civilian labor force3,789
- Employed3,115
- Unemployed674 plus or minus 235
- Unemployment rate17.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over9,268
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Hood
Housing in Fort Hood
- Housing units6,634
- Occupied units5,259
- Vacant units1,375
- Vacancy rate20.7 percent
- Owner occupied9 plus or minus 15
- Renter occupied5,250
- Ownership rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,406
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.9 percent
- Single family units5,663
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more931 plus or minus 230
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Hood
How Fort Hood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,049
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,025
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more582 plus or minus 165
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Drove alone60.1 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked20.0 percent
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coryell County, not Fort Hood
Coryell County context, not Fort Hood figures
- Establishments in Coryell County808
- Covered employment, Coryell County14,956
- Average annual pay, Coryell County$53,333
- Housing units permitted, Coryell County385
Every figure in this section is published for Coryell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Hood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Hood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Hood, Texas?
26,814, in 5,259 households. Fort Hood CDP covers 19.36 square miles of land, which is 1,385 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Hood in?
Fort Hood lies in more than one. By area it is 55.6 percent in Coryell County, 44.4 percent in Bell County. This page sits under Coryell County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Fort Hood?
$62,835. Median gross rent is $1,406 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Hood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Coryell County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Hood.
Is zoning published for Fort Hood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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