Fort Stewart, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,285

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

21.8

0.926% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19%

37.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,500

4.72% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,471

Population & Diversity

Fort Stewart, GA is home to a population of 9.29k people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.52% of Fort Stewart, GA residents were born outside of the country (884 people).

In 2024, there were 2.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.7k people) in Fort Stewart, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.46k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Fort Stewart, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Stewart, GA was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Stewart, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.7k ± 676
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.6k ± 396
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.46k ± 382

23.6%

Hispanic Population

2.19k people

23.6% of the people in Fort Stewart, GA are hispanic (2.19k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Stewart, GA 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 Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

9.52%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

884 people

8.35%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

833 people

As of 2024, 9.52% of Fort Stewart, GA residents (884 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 Stewart, GA was 8.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
283 ± 102
Gulf War (1990s)
56 ± 67

Fort Stewart, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Stewart, GA.

Economy

The economy of Fort Stewart, GA employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Stewart, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (286 people), Accommodation & Food Services (247 people), and Public Administration (167 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($165,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($165,417), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,625).

Employment

Occupations

1.47k

2024 Value

± 321

−3.98%

1 Year decline

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Stewart, GA declined at a rate of −3.98%, from 1.53k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Stewart, GA, are Management Occupations (314 people), Sales & Related Occupations (162 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Stewart, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

1.47k

2024 Value

± 321

−3.98%

1 Year decline

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Stewart, GA declined at a rate of −3.98%, from 1.53k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Stewart, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (286 people), Accommodation & Food Services (247 people), and Public Administration (167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Stewart, GA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Stewart, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,003

Median earning men ± $6,335

$19,938

Median earning women ± $4,895

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($166,042), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,509), and Retail Trade ($34,271).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($25,769), Retail Trade ($22,936), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($22,404).

Housing & Living

People in Fort Stewart, GA have an average commute time of 10.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Stewart, GA 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.

$53,500

Median Household Income

± $5,636

2.19k

Number of Households

± 360

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.19k households in Fort Stewart, GA grew to $53,500 from the previous year's value of $51,090.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Stewart, GA 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Stewart, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.1%)
Carpooled (14.9%)
Walked (9.72%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Fort Stewart, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.9%) and those who walked to work (9.72%).

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

10.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Stewart, GA have a shorter commute time (10.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Stewart, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Stewart, GA (1.43k out of 7.55k 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 < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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