Fort Edward, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,152
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.1
4.75% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.6%
90.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$71,845
15.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$176,100
37.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,500
14.1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Fort Edward, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Fort Edward, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Edward, NY was $176,100, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.

Most people in Fort Edward, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Edward, NY was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Edward, NY is home to a population of 3.15k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.46% of Fort Edward, NY residents were born outside of the country (46 people).

In 2024, there were 23.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Fort Edward, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 126 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Fort Edward, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Edward, NY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Edward, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.94k ± 146
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    126 ± 96
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    69 ± 56
0.381%
Hispanic Population
12 people

In 2024, there were 23.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Fort Edward, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 126 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.381% of the people in Fort Edward, NY are hispanic (12 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.46%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
46 people
2.15%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
68 people

As of 2024, 1.46% of Fort Edward, NY residents (46 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 Edward, NY was 2.15%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    40 ± 46
  2. Vietnam
    13 ± 27

Fort Edward, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 3.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Edward, NY employs 1.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Edward, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (310 people), Manufacturing (297 people), and Retail Trade (216 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($66,620), Finance & Insurance ($65,852), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,227).

Employment

Occupations

1.5k
2024 Value
± 327
−14.1%
1 Year decline
± 34.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Edward, NY declined at a rate of −14.1%, from 1.75k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Edward, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (352 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (179 people), and Production Occupations (130 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Edward, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.5k
2024 Value
± 327
−14.1%
1 Year decline
± 34.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Edward, NY declined at a rate of −14.1%, from 1.75k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Edward, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (310 people), Manufacturing (297 people), and Retail Trade (216 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Edward, NY, though some of these residents may live in Fort Edward, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,782
Median earning men ± $3,395
$42,122
Median earning women ± $10,336

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,698), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,348), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,818), Retail Trade ($48,342), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,781).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Edward, NY was $176,100 in 2024, which is 0.529 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $128,200 to $176,100, a 37.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Edward, NY is 63.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Edward, NY have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Edward, NY is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$176,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,182
$791
Median Property Taxes
±$177

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 Edward, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

63.7%
Homeownership
2024
45%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.7% of the housing units in Fort Edward, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,845
Median Household Income
± $20,042
1.24k
Number of Households
± 264

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Fort Edward, NY grew to $71,845 from the previous year's value of $62,411.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Edward, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Edward, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.7%)
  2. Carpooled (12.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.06%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Fort Edward, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (9.06%).

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.

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Commute Time

23 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Edward, NY have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Edward, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Edward, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Edward, NY have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Edward, NY (421 out of 3.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Edward, NY is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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Health

97.9% of the population of Fort Edward, NY has health coverage, with 49.7% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 8.27% on Medicare, 9.39% on non-group plans, and 7.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.12%
Uninsured
49.7%
Employer Coverage
23.4%
Medicaid
8.27%
Medicare
9.39%
Non-Group
7.04%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Edward, NY grew by 80.1% from 1.18% to 2.12%.

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