Fort Edward is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,138 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Edward is the 464th largest community in New York. Fort Edward has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Fort Edward is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Edward is a village of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Edward who work in office and administrative support (23.47%), healthcare (10.60%), and healthcare suport services (6.07%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Fort Edward. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. A relatively large number of people in Fort Edward telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.06% 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. Overall, Fort Edward’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small village, Fort Edward does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Fort Edward rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.66% of adults 25 and older in Fort Edward have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Fort Edward in 2022 was $34,273, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,092 for a family of four. However, Fort Edward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fort Edward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Edward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Edward include Irish, English, French, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Fort Edward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
