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Fort Drum, New York: commercial real estate data.
Fort Drum is a Census CDP of 16,065 people across 14.34 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $62,291, 4.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Drum
What Fort Drum is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area14.34 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,120
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson 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 Drum
How many people live in Fort Drum
- Population16,065
- Median age23.3
- Population under 185,050
- Share under 1831.4 percent
- Population 65 and over16 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Households5,087
- Family households4,321
- Share of households that are families84.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Drum
Income and work in Fort Drum
- Median household income$62,291
- Per capita income$25,938
- Civilian labor force3,069
- Employed2,801
- Unemployed268 plus or minus 156
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over6,994
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Drum
Housing in Fort Drum
- Housing units5,264
- Occupied units5,087
- Vacant units177 plus or minus 119
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied206 plus or minus 145
- Renter occupied4,881
- Ownership rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,622
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.2 percent
- Single family units3,119
- Share single family59.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,145 plus or minus 474
- Share in buildings of two or more40.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Drum
How Fort Drum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,520
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,413
- Share commuting under 15 minutes72.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more344 plus or minus 276
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Drove alone65.2 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home12.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jefferson County, not Fort Drum
Jefferson County context, not Fort Drum figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County2,348
- Covered employment, Jefferson County40,308
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$55,545
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County191
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Drum.
All Jefferson County figures →
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 Drum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Drum, New York?
16,065, in 5,087 households. Fort Drum CDP covers 14.34 square miles of land, which is 1,120 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Drum in?
Jefferson 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 Drum?
$62,291. Median gross rent is $1,622 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 Drum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Drum.
Is zoning published for Fort Drum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.