How long do people stay in their homes in Fort Stockton, TX?

Name: How long people stay in Fort Stockton, TX, 2020–2024
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23.8% (±7.2 points) of households in Fort Stockton, TX moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 23.8% (±7.2 points)
Since before 2000: 20.6%

When households in Fort Stockton moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Fort Stockton	Pecos County	Texas	United States
2023 or later	3.7% (±3.9 points)	5.2%	6.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	20.1% (±6.1 points)	17.2%	24.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	41.4% (±7.6 points)	38.3%	40.4%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	14.3% (±4.7 points)	16.3%	15.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	9.6% (±5.0 points)	12.5%	7.6%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	11.0% (±4.4 points)	10.5%	6.5%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Fort Stockton, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Pecos County (22.4%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (30.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Fort Stockton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Stockton
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Fort Stockton	—	23.8% (±7.2 points)	—
Grandfalls	31 mi	8.0% (±8.0 points)	Lower
McCamey	43 mi	21.8% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Southwest Sandhill	46 mi	10.7% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Crane	47 mi	31.7% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pyote	47 mi	0.0% (±73.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wickett	47 mi	6.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Thorntonville	47 mi	20.3% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Barstow	50 mi	0.0% (±60.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grandfalls, TX (8.0%), Wickett, TX (6.8%).

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Stockton

How often do people move in Fort Stockton?

23.8% of households in Fort Stockton, TX moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Fort Stockton have?

20.6% of households in Fort Stockton have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Stockton city, Texas

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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