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Fort Rucker School District, AL

Unified School District

2024 Population

4,720

2024 Median Age

25.1

2024 Median Household Income

$74,604

Grades Served

K–12

Kindergarten through 12th grade

About

Fort Rucker School District, AL is a unified school district in Alabama, serving kindergarten through 12th grade. Its boundaries cover 89.9 square miles of land.

In 2024, the 4,720 people living within its boundaries had a median age of 25.1 and a median household income of $74,604, against $80,734 for the nation. The median property value was $N/A, and 11.3% of residents lived below the poverty line.

The figures describe everyone who lives in the district, not only its students: they are the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, tabulated for school district boundaries.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 7.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.92k people) in Fort Rucker School District, 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.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Rucker School District, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.92k ± 485
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
397 ± 175
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
294 ± 225

18.6%

Hispanic Population

879 people

In 2024, there were 7.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.92k people) in Fort Rucker School District, 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.

18.6% of the people in Fort Rucker School District, AL are hispanic (879 people).

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

Economy

Fort Rucker School District, AL has 684 employed residents. They are counted where they live, by the job they hold, wherever they work.

Employment

Occupations

684

2024 Value

± 171

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Rucker School District, AL, are Management Occupations (125 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (103 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Rucker School District, AL.

Housing & Living

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Rucker School District, AL (482 out of 4.27k 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 School District, 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.