Fort Drum is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 15,896 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Drum is the largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Fort Drum was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Drum economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Drum, where the median household income is $62,291.00.

37.10% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Fort Drum. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Retail industries respectively employ 19.24% and 13.25% of the civilian workforce.

Of important note, Fort Drum is also a town of artists. Fort Drum has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fort Drum’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.69% 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 Drum is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Fort Drum enrolled in college, Fort Drum has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

The overall crime rate in Fort Drum is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Drum spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.67 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

The education level of Fort Drum citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.83% of adults in Fort Drum have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Drum in 2022 was $25,938, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,752 for a family of four. However, Fort Drum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Drum is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Drum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Drum residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Drum also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.82% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Drum include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

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