Fort Wingate is a tiny town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 328 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fort Wingate is the 143rd largest community in New Mexico.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fort Wingate, employing 41.55% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Professional, scientific, and technical services industries employ 37.91% and 33.18% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Also of interest is that Fort Wingate has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.96% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Fort Wingate’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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 17.66 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small town, Fort Wingate doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Fort Wingate is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.44% of adults in Fort Wingate have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Fort Wingate in 2022 was $50,168, which is wealthy relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,672 for a family of four. However, Fort Wingate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Wingate is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Wingate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Wingate residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Fort Wingate also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.21% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Wingate include German, Swedish, Scottish, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Fort Wingate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Navajo.