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Fort Riley, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Fort Riley is a Census CDP of 8,606 people across 6.41 square miles of land, lying across Riley County and Geary County. Median household income is $54,362, 1.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Riley
What Fort Riley is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.41 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,342
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiley County, 88.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inRiley County 88.0 percent, Geary County 12.0 percent
Fort Riley crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Riley
How many people live in Fort Riley
- Population8,606
- Median age23.1
- Population under 181,656
- Share under 1819.2 percent
- Population 65 and over0
- Share 65 and over0.0 percent
- Households1,864
- Family households1,566
- Share of households that are families84.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Riley
Income and work in Fort Riley
- Median household income$54,362
- Per capita income$28,521
- Civilian labor force1,119 plus or minus 262
- Employed911 plus or minus 237
- Unemployed208 plus or minus 95
- Unemployment rate18.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over2,665
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Riley
Housing in Fort Riley
- Housing units1,938
- Occupied units1,864
- Vacant units74 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied34 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied1,830
- Ownership rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,234
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units1,307
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more631 plus or minus 251
- Share in buildings of two or more32.6 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Riley
How Fort Riley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,656
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,925
- Share commuting under 15 minutes87.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more43 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Drove alone38.8 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked52.3 percent
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riley County, not Fort Riley
Riley County context, not Fort Riley figures
- Establishments in Riley County1,620
- Covered employment, Riley County30,349
- Average annual pay, Riley County$52,341
- Housing units permitted, Riley County126
Every figure in this section is published for Riley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Riley.
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.
Coverage
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 Riley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Riley, Kansas?
8,606, in 1,864 households. Fort Riley CDP covers 6.41 square miles of land, which is 1,342 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Riley in?
Fort Riley lies in more than one. By area it is 88.0 percent in Riley County, 12.0 percent in Geary County. This page sits under Riley County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Fort Riley?
$54,362. Median gross rent is $1,234 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Riley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riley 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 Riley.
Is zoning published for Fort Riley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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