Fort Rucker, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

4,705

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

25.1

1.21% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$74,541

1.76% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

677

Population & Diversity

Fort Rucker, AL is home to a population of 4.71k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.57% of Fort Rucker, AL residents were born outside of the country (168 people).

In 2024, there were 7.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.9k people) in Fort Rucker, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 397 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 294 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Fort Rucker, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Rucker, AL was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Rucker, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.9k ± 481
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
397 ± 175
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
294 ± 225

18.7%

Hispanic Population

879 people

18.7% of the people in Fort Rucker, AL are hispanic (879 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Rucker, AL 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 Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

3.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

168 people

3.08%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

161 people

As of 2024, 3.57% of Fort Rucker, AL residents (168 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 Rucker, AL was 3.08%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

124 ± 76

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Rucker, AL.

Economy

The economy of Fort Rucker, AL employs 677 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Rucker, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), Educational Services (93 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($115,268), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($47,692), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

677

2024 Value

± 171

−1.17%

1 Year decline

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Rucker, AL declined at a rate of −1.17%, from 685 employees to 677 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Rucker, AL, are Management Occupations (125 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (100 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Rucker, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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

677

2024 Value

± 171

−1.17%

1 Year decline

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Rucker, AL declined at a rate of −1.17%, from 685 employees to 677 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Rucker, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), Educational Services (93 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (92 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,522

Median earning men ± $39,833

$27,120

Median earning women ± $13,275

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($48,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,566), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,957), and Public Administration ($19,348).

Housing & Living

People in Fort Rucker, AL have an average commute time of 15.6 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

Household Income

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

$74,541

Median Household Income

± $10,405

1.37k

Number of Households

± 289

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.37k households in Fort Rucker, AL declined from $74,541 from the previous year's value of $75,875.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Rucker, AL 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 Rucker, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.5%)
Worked At Home (10%)
Walked (9.35%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Fort Rucker, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10%) and those who walked to work (9.35%).

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

15.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Rucker, AL have a shorter commute time (15.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.41% of the workforce in Fort Rucker, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Rucker, AL (482 out of 4.25k 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 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 Two Or More.

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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