Census-designated place · Kinney County, Texas

Fort Clark Springs, Texas

Fort Clark Springs is a census-designated place in Kinney County, Texas. It has 1,048 residents. Fort Clark Springs, Texas has a quality-of-life score of 28 out of 100 (low), ranking #11,231 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Texas it ranks #349 of 1,016 cities and towns. It ranks best on job growth (high), home price to income ratio (low) and suicide rate (low). It ranks worst on traffic deaths (high), public libraries (low) and dentists (low).

28Low

Quality-of-life score: #11,231 of 15,651 cities and towns
Texas: #349 of 1,016 in TX
Population: 1,048 (2020-2024)
Land area: 3 mi²
Density: 352.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 4826680

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 67 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety95#709/15,637
Economy60#6,313/15,631
Housing—
Health45#8,637/15,609
Healthcare1#15,557/15,650
Environment73#4,233/15,453
Education21#12,390/15,649
Infrastructure6#14,756/15,650
Community7#14,598/15,651
Leisure & amenities33#10,554/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Fort Clark Springs, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Kinney County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Job growth · high10.8%
100/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataKinney County value
Home price to income ratio · low0.9×
100/100Texas 3.6×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077High uncertainty
Suicide rate · low0.0 /100k
100/100Texas 14.4 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataKinney County value
Firearm deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Texas 13.7 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataKinney County value
Drug overdose deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Texas 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100k2024Centers for Disease Control and PreventionKinney County value
Unemployment rate · low0.0%
98/100Texas 4.2%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025

Weaknesses

Traffic deaths · high140.4 /100k
0/100Texas 14.1 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataKinney County value
Public libraries · low0.0 /10k
0/100Texas 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesKinney County value
Dentists · low0 /100k
0/100Texas 63 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteKinney County value
Social associations · low0.0 /10k
0/100Texas 7.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteKinney County value
New business applications · low5.8 /1k
0/100Texas 17.2 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauKinney County value
Distance to an emergency room · high27.4 mi
1/100Texas 5.5 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesKinney County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,256 (2015-2019) → 1,048 (2020-2024)
−17%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
100.0% (2015-2019) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−100 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$25,152 (2015-2019) → $71,346 (2020-2024)
+184%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
32.2% (2015-2019) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−32 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
13.0% (2015-2019) → 37.8% (2020-2024)
+25 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Average commute timeWorsening
9.1 min (2015-2019) → 17.8 min (2020-2024)
+96%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Fort Clark Springs, Texas improved on 1 of 5 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 4 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Inequality−0.1350.490 → 0.356

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 5 measures

Change of every measure of Fort Clark Springs, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%2015-2019	14.4%2020-2024	−11 points	Within the margin of error	1%
Broadband subscriptions	67.3%2015-2019	75.2%2020-2024	+7.9 points	Within the margin of error	49%
High school diploma or higher	92.6%2015-2019	100.0%2020-2024	+7.4 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4902015-2019	0.3562020-2024	−0.135	Improved	98%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15075 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Fort Clark Springs, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Fort Clark Springs, Texas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Fort Clark Springs, Texas five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

For comparison, Fort Clark Springs, Texas itself moved +15.7 points in standing on average over the same 4 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,048 residents (±323)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49
30–39†
20–29
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 women (+9.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,048 residents (±323)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

White58%†606
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino42%†442

Education

991 residents (±289)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma0.0%0
High school or GED27%†263
Some college40%†395

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

642 households (±177)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k24%†153
$25k–50k11%†70
$50k–75k24%†154
$75k–100k31%†202
$100k–150k3.4%†22
$150k–200k0.0%0
$200k or more6.4%†41

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $75k–100k (+20.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

642 households (±177)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Own82%†529
Rent18%†113

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

63 households (±61)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,500100%†63

Home values

529 homes (±174)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k66%†349
$150k–250k19%†98
$250k–400k16%†82

Age of homes

809 homes (±176)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later0.0%0
2000–20095.3%†43
1980–199963%†511

Size of homes

809 homes (±176)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Studio1.5%†12
1 bedroom18%†147
2 bedrooms20%†162

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

331 workers (±170)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone100%†331
Carpool0.0%0
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home0.0%0
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (+35.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

331 workers (±170)

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min68%†226
15–29 min0.0%0
30–44 min19%†64

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Kinney County, the county holding most of Fort Clark Springs's residents.

Kinney County has 28 employer establishments, 88.5 for every 10,000 residents (0.36× the US rate of 248; 0.41× Texas's), with 353 paid employees at an average annual pay of $44,890. The Census Bureau also counts 222 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 28; 222 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 88.5; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 353
Average annual pay: $44,890; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Kinney County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Accounting, tax preparation and payroll services	0.00×Too few to compare	—	3
Advertising, public relations and related services	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Ambulatory health care services	0.00×Too few to compare	—	5
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Architectural, engineering and related services	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	0.00×Too few to compare	—	3
Banks and credit unions	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Barber shops	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Beauty salons	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Beer, wine and liquor stores	0.00×Too few to compare	—	—
Building equipment contractors	0.00×Too few to compare	—	4

Rank places for an industry Open Kinney County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 3,163 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Fort Clark Springs is mostly in Kinney County.

See federal money in Kinney County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Fort Clark Springs, Texas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Kinney County35100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Kinney County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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