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Fort Edward town, Washington County, NY

5,979 Population
26.6 square miles 224.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 45 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$32,133 ±$3,794 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $35,496 ±$1,185
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
$65,750 ±$14,175 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $72,342 ±$1,948
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372

9% ±3.8% (510  ±214) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 10.8% † 6,304 (±1.7% / ±985)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)

21.9 minutes ±2.2 (60,765  ±10,417) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington County: 25.9 658,800 (±0.7 / ±27,494)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)

Families

2,173 ±214 Number of households
  • Washington County: 24,254 ±395
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
2.6 ±0.3 (5,723  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.4 58,199 (±0 / ±61)
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232

2.8% ±3.2% (37  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 5.5% † 658 (±1.6% / ±187)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)

Housing

2,439 ±279 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 29,111 ±55
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410

$155,700 ±$25,993 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $185,000 ±$6,862
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347

8.4% ±4.2% (502  ±252.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 9.9% † 5,961 (±1.4% / ±864.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)

Social

89.8% ±9.5% (3,867  ±459.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 90.3% 40,866 (±2.9% / ±1,296.7)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
18% ±5.3% (773  ±229.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 21.2% 9,606 (±1.5% / ±685.3)
  • about half the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% ±2.2% (180  ±130) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Washington County: 3.2% 1,953
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147

8.7% ±3.4% (415  ±162) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 7.6% † 3,776 (±0.9% / ±427)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
415 Total veterans ±162 364 Male ±152 51 Female ±51

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