What percentage of people rent in Fort Bliss, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Bliss, TX, 2020–2024
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100.0% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Bliss, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,182 renting households against 0 that own their home.

In Fort Bliss, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 100.0% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 2,182 (±242)
Median renter income: $57,111 (±$4,152)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Bliss

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Bliss	El Paso County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	100.0% (±2.3 points)	35.8% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,182 (±242)	107,181 (±2,196)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	0 (±23)	192,456 (±2,286)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	—	3.0 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,111 (±$4,152)	$39,575 (±$1,747)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$73,955 (±$1,171)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Fort Bliss, the renter share is higher than in El Paso County (35.8%).

It is also higher than in Texas (37.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In El Paso County, Fort Bliss ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Bliss has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	100.0% (±2.1 points)	100.0% (±2.3 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,408 (±$33)	$1,654 (±$58)	+17.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$54,707 (±$4,731)	$57,111 (±$4,152)	+4.4%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Bliss

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Bliss
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Bliss	—	100.0% (±2.3 points)	—
El Paso	3.4 mi	39.2% (±0.8 points)	Lower
Homestead Meadows North	12 mi	13.3% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Homestead Meadows South	13 mi	27.1% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Sunland Park	13 mi	20.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Sparks	14 mi	34.2% (±16.9 points)	Lower
Chaparral	14 mi	30.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Canutillo	14 mi	17.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Westway	14 mi	17.0% (±9.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Paso, TX (39.2%), Homestead Meadows North, TX (13.3%), Homestead Meadows South, TX (27.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across El Paso County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fort Bliss	100.0% (±2.3 points)
2	El Paso	39.2% (±0.8 points)
3	Sparks	34.2% (±16.9 points)
4	San Elizario	32.0% (±9.3 points)
5	Clint	29.5% (±13.4 points)
6	Homestead Meadows South	27.1% (±9.6 points)
7	Fabens	26.4% (±8.3 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in El Paso County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fort Bliss is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Bliss

How many renters are there in Fort Bliss?

Fort Bliss has an estimated 2,182 (±242) renting households, 100.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Bliss?

In Fort Bliss, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Bliss CDP, Texas (place:26664, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.