Fort Drum.
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New York·Jefferson County
3 tracts·17K people·— median·1,189/mi²
White 59 · Hispanic 21 · Black 10 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 5 · Other 1
Married couple 79 · Living alone 15 · Other 7
Professional 62 · Health 15 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 7 · Retail 3 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 34 · Service 16 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 13 · Walk 8 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
Fort Drum has 16,065 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 23.3; the population is 59.1% White, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Black, 4.8% Multiracial, 4.5% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 34.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,622/month, 3% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fort Drum is $62,291 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fort Drum, median rent is $1,622/month (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Drum are winter weather (90), ice storm (73) and strong wind (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fort Drum, 8.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).