Fort Drum, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fort Drum, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. Total population: 12,123 (Urban population: 11,394 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 729 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 2,281 (2,253 occupied: 21 owner occupied, 2,232 renter occupied) % of renters here:   99% State:   47% Housing density: 90 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fort Drum, New York on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Military mom moving to Fort Drum, NY  (36 replies) Help Moving To Fort Drum  (13 replies) HELP!! Moving to Fort Drum!!!  (12 replies) Moving to Fort Drum  (3 replies) Fort Drum area  (14 replies) Canton vs Potsdam NY for a single person?  (78 replies) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $625 Median gross rent in Fort Drum, NY in 2000: $613 Housing units in Fort Drum with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 0 Household type by relationship Households: 7,508 In family households: 7,410 (1,911 male householders, 278 female householders) 2,045 spouses, 3,011 children (2,616 natural, 50 adopted, 345 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 56 other relatives, 72 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 98 (39 male householders (24 living alone)), 38 female householders (38 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4,615 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 529 2-persons, 701 3-persons, 643 4-persons, 224 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 15 2-persons. 2,782 married couples with children. 180 single-parent households (37 men, 143 women). 80.2% of residents of Fort Drum speak English at home. 11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,040 (8.6%) (40.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Here:	4.8
State:	6.3

Here:	5.2
State:	3.6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fort Drum: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 9 $300 to $349: 5 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 24 $450 to $499: 167 $500 to $549: 66 $550 to $599: 10 $600 to $649: 207 $650 to $699: 66 $700 to $749: 13 $750 to $799: 18 $800 to $899: 27 $900 to $999: 20 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 1593

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.2%
Number of people working at home: 501 (6.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1636 5 to 9 minutes: 2346 10 to 14 minutes: 1560 15 to 19 minutes: 641 20 to 24 minutes: 320 25 to 29 minutes: 67 30 to 34 minutes: 98 35 to 39 minutes: 17 40 to 44 minutes: 8 45 to 59 minutes: 74 60 to 89 minutes: 82 90 or more minutes: 70

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,500 (47%) Carpooled: 802 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 9 (0%) Taxi: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 2,466 (33%) Other means: 74 (1%) Worked at home: 501 (7%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 69 $10,000 to $14,999: 62 $15,000 to $19,999: 209 $20,000 to $24,999: 358 $25,000 to $29,999: 331 $30,000 to $34,999: 217 $35,000 to $39,999: 247 $40,000 to $44,999: 123 $45,000 to $49,999: 185 $50,000 to $59,999: 156 $60,000 to $74,999: 198 $75,000 to $99,999: 74 $100,000 to $124,999: 12 $125,000 to $149,999: 12 $150,000 to $199,999: 7 $200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 4137
• German: 1368
• Irish: 950
• Italian: 678
• United States or American: 542
• English: 384
• French (except Basque): 285
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 244
• Polish: 181
• French Canadian: 167
• Subsaharan African:: 150
• Jamaican: 147
• Norwegian: 114
• Dutch: 108
• Scotch-Irish: 106
• Scottish: 104
• African: 79
• Arab:: 74
• British: 66
• Welsh: 66
• Swedish: 60
• European: 51
• Russian: 41
• Northern European: 36
• Other Arab: 33
• Greek: 31
• Sierra Leonean: 29
• Czechoslovakian: 22
• Lebanese: 22
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 20
• Israeli: 19
• West Indian: 19
• Ethiopian: 18
• Ukrainian: 17
• Portuguese: 17
• South African: 17
• Danish: 15
• British West Indian: 15
• Canadian: 14
• Haitian: 14
• Guyanese: 14
• Barbadian: 13
• Croatian: 11
• Egyptian: 11
• Romanian: 9
• Arab/Arabic: 8
• Iranian: 8
• Slovene: 8
• Czech: 8
• Acadian/Cajun: 8
• Slovak: 8
• Belizean: 8
• Austrian: 8
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 8
• Liberian: 7
• Armenian: 6
• Turkish: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1941
• Northeast: 1507
• Midwest: 1780
• South: 3261
• West: 1812

7% of Fort Drum residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 25
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 7
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 8
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 550
• Less than 1 year of college: 511
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 919
• Associate degree: 272
• Bachelor's degree: 365
• Master's degree: 146
• Professional school degree: 17
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 5
• Nursery to 4th grade: 10
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 5
• 9th grade: 25
• 10th grade: 10
• 11th grade: 7
• 12th grade, no diploma: 28
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 360
• Less than 1 year of college: 206
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 462
• Associate degree: 169
• Bachelor's degree: 328
• Master's degree: 36
• Professional school degree: 9
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 16.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 17.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 22.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $30,932
• Black householders: $38,333
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,750
• Asian householders: $32,143
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $32,656
• Some other race householders: $34,028
• Two or more races householders: $26,058
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $32,656

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 63
• One, attached: 645
• Two: 225
• 3 or 4: 1,127
• 5 to 9: 214
• 10 to 19: 7

Here:	6.7%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	16.6%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	12.9%
New York:	38.2%

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