Population
Fort Stockton’s population has increased steadily through the years.
There were high increases in growth for the city between 1920 and 1930 and between 1940 and 1960.
Pecos County had the largest percentage of population increase in West Texas between the 1990 and 2000 census.
The county population grew by 14.5 % during that ten-year span.

Year City County
1960 6,373 11,957
1970 8,283 13,748
1980 8,688 14,618
1990 8,524 14,675
2000 7,846 16,809

Population Characteristics
Race Number (Percent)
One race 7,647 (97.5%)
White 5,497 (70.1%)
Black/African American 70 (0.9%)
Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaska Native 45 (0.6%)
Asian 60 (0.8%)
Asian Indian 35 (0.4%)
Chinese 5 (0.1%)
Filipino 4 (0.1%)
Korean 3 (0.0%)
Other Asian 13 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 1 (0.0%)
Some other race 1,974 (25.2%)
Two or more races 199 (2.5%)

Age
5 to 9 years - 630 ( 8.0 %)
10 to 14 years - 643 ( 8.2 %)
15 to 19 years - 730 ( 9.3 %)
20 to 24 years - 503 ( 6.4 %)
25 to 34 years - 986 ( 12.6 %)
35 to 44 years - 1,023 ( 13.0 %)
45 to 54 years - 901 ( 11.5 %)
55 to 59 years - 396 ( 5.0 %)
60 to 64 years - 332 ( 4.2 %)
65 to 74 years - 625 ( 8.0 %)
75 to 84 years - 320 ( 4.1 %)
85 years and over - 122 ( 1.6 %)

Sex
Male - 3,761 ( 47.9 %)
Female - 4,085 ( 52.1 %)

Locations from Fort Stockton
Austin 308
Amarillo 305
Brownsville 475
Dallas 383
El Paso 220
Houston 454

Taxing Unit: (current value) Rate per $100
State: ----
County: .5600
City: .3894
School: 1.1560
Water District .0066
Total Effective Rate Rate per $100
Current Total Rate for 2008 2.112

Climate
Annual average temperature: 64
January average temperature: 46
August average temperature: 82
Annual Rainfall: 13.9 Inches
Average Number of days of sunshine 224
Elevation 3100 Above Sea Level

Education
Pecos County Data Census 2000
Total Population 16,809
High School graduates 4,891
College graduates 1,018

TAKS Test Scores
Reading: 88.0
Science 73.0
Writing: 90.0
Social Studies 89.0
Math: 76.0

Average SAT Score: 867
Average ACT Composite: 17.5

Other Information
Median Household Income, 1999 $ 28,033
Per capita money income, 1999 $ 12,212
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 20.4%