Fort Drum, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

16,065

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

23.3

0.427% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

43.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,291

1.43% 1-year decline

2018 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fort Drum, NY is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 97% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.58% of Fort Drum, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.38k people).

In 2024, there were 6.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.5k people) in Fort Drum, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.11k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Fort Drum, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Drum, NY was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Drum, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Drum, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.5k ± 780
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.57k ± 532
White (Hispanic)
1.11k ± 354

20.8%

Hispanic Population

3.35k people

20.8% of the people in Fort Drum, NY are hispanic (3.35k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Drum, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

8.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.38k people

8.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.42k people

As of 2024, 8.58% of Fort Drum, NY residents (1.38k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Drum, NY was 8.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Drum, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,024 ± 304
Gulf War (1990s)
72 ± 78

Fort Drum, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 14.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Drum, NY.

Economy

The economy of Fort Drum, NY employs 2.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Drum, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (539 people), Retail Trade (371 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (363 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,542), Information ($68,170), and Construction ($58,257).

Employment

Occupations

2.8k

2024 Value

± 569

−1.23%

1 Year decline

± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Drum, NY declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 2.84k employees to 2.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Drum, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (574 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (407 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (383 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Drum, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.8k

2024 Value

± 569

−1.23%

1 Year decline

± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Drum, NY declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 2.84k employees to 2.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Drum, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (539 people), Retail Trade (371 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (363 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Drum, NY, though some of these residents may live in Fort Drum, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,139

Median earning men ± $8,575

$30,630

Median earning women ± $9,365

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,035), Manufacturing ($48,814), and Retail Trade ($45,904).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,324), Information ($68,170), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,374).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Drum, NY was $156,600 in 2018, which is 0.471 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $157,700 to $156,600, a 0.698% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fort Drum, NY is 4.05%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Drum, NY have an average commute time of 11.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Drum, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,600

Median Property Value 2018

±$145,247

$206

Median Property Taxes

±$165

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Drum, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Drum, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,291

Median Household Income

± $7,906

5.09k

Number of Households

± 740

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.09k households in Fort Drum, NY declined from $62,291 from the previous year's value of $63,194.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Drum, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Drum, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.2%)
Worked At Home (12.7%)
Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2024, 65.2% of workers in Fort Drum, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.7%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

11.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Drum, NY have a shorter commute time (11.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Drum, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Drum, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Drum, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Drum, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Drum, NY (1.64k out of 14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Drum, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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