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.

A relatively large number of people in Fort Drum telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.69% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Fort Drum, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Fort Drum provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

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.

One of the benefits of Fort Drum is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.67 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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 population of Fort Drum is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.