Fort Riley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 9,230 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Riley is the 39th largest community in Kansas. Fort Riley has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Fort Riley, where the median household income is $54,362.00.

Fort Riley real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Fort Riley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Fort Riley is a military town: the armed forces employs 35.95% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Accommodation and Finance are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 18.44% and 17.01% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.57 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small town, Fort Riley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Fort Riley who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.16% of the adults in Fort Riley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Riley in 2022 was $28,521, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,084 for a family of four. However, Fort Riley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Riley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Riley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Riley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Riley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Riley include German, Irish, English, African, and Scandinavian.

The most common language spoken in Fort Riley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.