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Moving to Fort Drum, New York

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Population: 12,123
Males: 7,897 (65.1%), Females: 4,226 (34.9%)

Zip code: 13602

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.5 years
Median household income: $31,699
Median house value: $0

Population by Race

Races in Fort Drum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.4%)
  • Black (19.8%)
  • Hispanic (13.3%)
  • Other race (7.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.4%), Irish (11.1%), Italian (7.2%), English (5.3%), United States (4.5%), French (3.6%).

Land area: 25.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Drum

  • High school or higher: 96.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 17.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Drum CDP

  • Never married: 42.7%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 0.1%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

8.6% Foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 1.9% Europe, 1.6% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Drum:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Drum:

  • WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 3 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; Abbreviation: GTB)
  • WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
  • OGDENSBURG INTL (about 49 miles; OGDENSBURG, NY; Abbreviation: OGS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Drum:

  • MAXSON AIRFIELD (about 22 miles; ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY; Abbreviation: 89N)
  • HENDRICKS FIELD (about 34 miles; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Abbreviation: 1K0)
  • MOORES (about 55 miles; DEGRASSE, NY; Abbreviation: 1E8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Drum:

  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
  • ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CANTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,010)
  • CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,832)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 65 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 70 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,885)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)

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