Fort Rucker, AL

Census Place

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2023 Population
5,221
3.71% 1-year decline
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
24.8
2.48% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
13.3%
7.5% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$75,875
4.39% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
685
18.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fort Rucker, AL had a population of 5.22k people with a median age of 24.8 and a median household income of $75,875. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Rucker, AL declined from 5,422 to 5,221, a −3.71% decrease and its median household income grew from $72,681 to $75,875, a 4.39% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fort Rucker, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.08%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (6.93%), White (Hispanic) (6.45%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.54%).

None of the households in Fort Rucker, AL 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.

98.8% of the residents in Fort Rucker, AL are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Fort Rucker, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Rucker, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Rucker, AL is home to a population of 5.22k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.08% of Fort Rucker, AL residents were born outside of the country (161 people).

In 2023, there were 8.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.39k people) in Fort Rucker, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 422 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 362 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%
2023 Citizenship
98.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.8% of Fort Rucker, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Rucker, AL was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Rucker, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.39k ± 504
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    422 ± 298
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    362 ± 160
16%
Hispanic Population
835 people

In 2023, there were 8.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.39k people) in Fort Rucker, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 422 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 362 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16% of the people in Fort Rucker, AL are hispanic (835 people).

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

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Foreign-Born Population

3.08%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
161 people
2.66%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
144 people

As of 2023, 3.08% of Fort Rucker, AL residents (161 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Rucker, AL was 2.66%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    81 ± 71
  2. Vietnam
    0 ± 33
  3. Korea
    0 ± 27

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

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Economy

The economy of Fort Rucker, AL employs 685 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Fort Rucker, AL were Educational Services (111 people), Retail Trade (88 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (86 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($41,563), Public Administration ($40,560), and Manufacturing ($36,711).

Employment

Occupations

685
2023 Value
± 206
18.3%
1 Year growth
± 38.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fort Rucker, AL grew at a rate of 18.3%, from 579 employees to 685 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Rucker, AL, are Management Occupations (129 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (121 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Rucker, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

685
2023 Value
± 206
18.3%
1 Year growth
± 38.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fort Rucker, AL grew at a rate of 18.3%, from 579 employees to 685 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Rucker, AL, are Educational Services (111 people), Retail Trade (88 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (86 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Rucker, AL, though some of these residents may live in Fort Rucker, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$12,394
Median earning men ± $23,087
$18,958
Median earning women ± $5,899

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($N/A), Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($40,345), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($22,411), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,228).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% 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 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (906k), and Bachelors Degree (626k).

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Housing & Living

People in Fort Rucker, AL have an average commute time of 13.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Rucker, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Fort Rucker, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,875
Median Household Income
± $11,598
1.46k
Number of Households
± 302

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.46k households in Fort Rucker, AL grew to $75,875 from the previous year's value of $72,681.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Rucker, AL is from Fort Rucker, AL.
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  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (71.9%)
  2. Walked (11.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.83%)

In 2023, 71.9% of workers in Fort Rucker, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (7.83%).

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

13.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Rucker, AL have a shorter commute time (13.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.99% of the workforce in Fort Rucker, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Rucker, AL (633 out of 4.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Rucker, AL 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.

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Health

98.3% of the population of Fort Rucker, AL has health coverage, with 5.57% on employee plans, 2.38% on Medicaid, 1.46% on Medicare, 33.5% on non-group plans, and 55.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.36% increase from the previous year (1,520 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 740 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.3% were men and 62.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 58.3% under 18 years, 30.3% between 18 and 34 years, 10.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.774% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.3% were men and 62.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.7%
Uninsured
5.57%
Employer Coverage
2.38%
Medicaid
1.46%
Medicare
33.5%
Non-Group
55.4%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Rucker, AL grew by 364% from 0.366% to 1.7%.

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