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Fort HancockTX

This town of 1,345 people was settled in 1886.

Population
1,345
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$53K
Census ACS
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
43.1
years
Jobs based here
51
A commuter town

Is Fort Hancock a good place to live?

Fort Hancock’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 8 of Texas’ 998 towns score higher on cost of living. The median household income is $48K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. On walkability, just 69 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. Fort Hancock’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Fort Hancock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingWeakestDWalkabilityDJobs & incomeDHealthC−Schools
A shrinking town

Fort Hancock has shrunk 40% from 2010 to 2020

1,750 counted in 2010 and 1,052 in 2020.

1,7502010
1,0522020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Fort Hancock grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fort Hancock is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $53K, 0.9 years of the El Paso metro’s $60K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.7 of 20; 7.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 88% of U.S. towns; The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City Campus 34.6 miles awayDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities; drought tops the listB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsLess open land and fewer trails than mostC−Open →HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 98° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 43.1; 6% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Fort Hancock: who provides what

Fort Hancock is unincorporated, so Hudspeth County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEl Paso Electric13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEsperanza Water ServiceNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers55% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHudspeth CountyHudspeth County provides services here
SchoolsFort Hancock Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHudspeth County Early Voting ClerkHudspeth County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7983979839 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fort Hancock.

HealthD

Fort Hancock stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work

A fifth of Fort Hancock adults report frequent physical distress. Among 642 Texas towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Fort Hancock. Against the Texas average, Fort Hancock comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 20.

12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Fort HancockTexas townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)39%24%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)24%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)46%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
3 better8 too close to call20 worse
What stands outFort HancockTX
Fewer binge drinkers12.4%17%
Fewer adults with depression19%21.2%
More uninsured adults40.1%19.1%
The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City Campus
34.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageFort Hancock’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby34.6 miles to an ER · The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City CampusHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 3 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SchoolsC−

Fort Hancock’s schools rank behind 85% of Texas districts

Public schools: Ft Hancock ISD. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Fort Hancock teach 390 students between them.

15%of TX districts it outscoresC−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Benito Martinez ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6227D
Fort Hancock H SLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12Grades 7–12163B+
Full pageFort Hancock’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsFT HANCOCK ISDVs. the neighbors1 bordering townEvery school2 schools · Benito Martinez ElQuestions“Are Fort Hancock’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fort Hancock’s workers commute out

The share of working residents in Fort Hancock who work locally: 3.5%. Jobs here fell by 396 from 2013 to 2023, to 51. The average commute in the town is 29 minutes. The median commute is under 49 miles.

3%work in town
Fort HancockTexas townsU.S. towns
Median household income$48,000$69,000$80,000
Average trip to work29 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3.5%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Fort Hancock3%
El Paso21%
Houston3%
Lubbock3%
Dell City3%
49 mi
median commute distance
51
jobs based in Fort Hancock
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Full pageFort Hancock’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here51 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in Fort HancockCommute times29 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 49 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Fort Hancock

July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 28° and snow is almost unheard of.

98°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–63°
Spring47–83°
Summer66–96°
Fall48–80°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high
Full pageFort Hancock’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 97°, January lows 28°Rain & snow9″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Fort Hancock has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of Fort Hancock’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 36% to inland flooding.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingStrong wind
Full pageFort Hancock’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready121 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC−

0% of Fort Hancock is conserved land

38 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 12,241 acres
38 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lovelady Park—1
Full pageFort Hancock’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map38 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1 acres · Lovelady ParkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Fort Hancock?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fort Hancock

16pages on Fort Hancock
The big questions
SchoolsC−Behind 85% of TX districts · 2 schoolsHealthDBetter than TX on 3 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteD$48K median household income · 51 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities · drought
Out and about
OutdoorsC−38 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesLibraryIlumina Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistoryDSettled 1886Climate98° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Fort Hancock; the nearest are

Western Technical CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · El Paso38.7 miEl Paso Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · El Paso45.7 mi$4,080 in-state tuitionTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El PasoUniversity or college · Public · El Paso48 mi

About 3 of every 100 Fort Hancock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Small town

1,345 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Questions about Fort Hancock

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Fort Hancock, TX expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.