Fort Dix is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,508 people and four associated neighborhoods, Fort Dix is the 270th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Fort Dix was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Dix economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Dix, where the median household income is $91,250.00.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fort Dix, employing 26.02% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Retail industries employ 22.63% and 14.66% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The overall crime rate in Fort Dix 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 Dix is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.41 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 Dix doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Fort Dix rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.94% of adults 25 and older in Fort Dix 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 Dix in 2022 was $16,726, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,904 for a family of four. However, Fort Dix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Dix is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Dix home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Dix residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Dix also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Dix include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Fort Dix is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.