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Fort Rucker, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Fort Rucker is a Census CDP of 4,705 people across 10.86 square miles of land, in Dale County. Median household income is $74,541, 0.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Rucker
What Fort Rucker is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.86 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land433
- County holding the largest share of its areaDale County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Rucker
How many people live in Fort Rucker
- Population4,705
- Median age25.1
- Population under 181,741
- Share under 1837.0 percent
- Population 65 and over28 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Households1,367
- Family households962 plus or minus 199
- Share of households that are families70.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Rucker
Income and work in Fort Rucker
- Median household income$74,541
- Per capita income$27,016
- Civilian labor force711 plus or minus 160
- Employed677 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over2,382
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Rucker
- Housing units1,483
- Occupied units1,367
- Vacant units116 plus or minus 87
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied0
- Renter occupied1,367
- Ownership rate0.0 percent
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,441
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent
- Single family units1,354
- Share single family91.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more110 plus or minus 84
- Share in buildings of two or more7.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Rucker
How Fort Rucker gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,021
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,302
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more242 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone71.5 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Rucker
Flood risk in Fort Rucker
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Rucker
- NFIP community number010474
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/16
The City of Fort Rucker does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010474 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dale County, not Fort Rucker
Dale County context, not Fort Rucker figures
- Establishments in Dale County716
- Covered employment, Dale County18,260
- Average annual pay, Dale County$64,321
- Housing units permitted, Dale County39
Every figure in this section is published for Dale County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Rucker.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Rucker questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Rucker, Alabama?
4,705, in 1,367 households. Fort Rucker CDP covers 10.86 square miles of land, which is 433 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Rucker in?
Dale County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Rucker?
$74,541. Median gross rent is $1,441 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fort Rucker in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Fort Rucker appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Rucker, city of, community 010474, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Rucker figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dale County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Rucker.
Is zoning published for Fort Rucker?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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