Population: 1,050
Males: 531 (50.6%), Females: 519 (49.4%)
Jeff Davis County
Zip code: 79734
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $25,882
Median house value: $60,000
Races in Fort Davis:
- Hispanic (49.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (48.9%)
- Other race (7.6%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (9.8%), German (8.2%), United States (4.7%), Irish (4.4%), French (3.2%), Scottish (3.0%).
Elevation: 4900 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Fort Davis
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fort Davis CDP
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 10.4%
14.1% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Davis:
- BIG BEND REGIONAL MED CTR HOME HEALTH (about 46 miles; ALPINE, TX)
- REEVES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 61 miles; PECOS, TX)
- CULBERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 66 miles; VAN HORN, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Davis:
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 123 miles; CARLSBAD, NM; Abbreviation: CNM)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 149 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Abbreviation: MAF)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 152 miles; HOBBS, NM; Abbreviation: HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Davis:
- MARFA MUNI (about 18 miles; MARFA, TX; Abbreviation: MRF)
- ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; ALPINE, TX; Abbreviation: E38)
- PECOS MUNI (about 60 miles; PECOS, TX; Abbreviation: PEQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Davis:
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ALPINE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 133 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 160 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 189 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 198 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 229 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 230 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
Libraries
Library in Fort Davis:
- JEFF DAVIS COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,118; Location: 100 MEMORIAL SQ; 22,256 books; 776 audio materials; 1,764 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)