Fort Rucker, AL City Data

Fort Rucker, AL is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 6,052 people who live in Fort Rucker and approximately 49,129 who live in Dale County. We want to help people moving to or living in Fort Rucker to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Fort Rucker. We have included Fort Rucker housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Fort Rucker Information

Dale County where Fort Rucker resides is 562.67 square miles. The resident population of this county is 49,129 and has a population rank of 928 out of all the places in the United States.

Fort Rucker has a total of 6,052 people and of those residents there are 3,439 males and 2,613 females. The median age of the male population is 25.6 and the female population is 22.9. There are approximately 794 births each year and around 448 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Fort Rucker varies per year, but currently 5,789 are one race and 263 are two or more races.

Of the 6,052 people who live in Fort Rucker, there are 2,363 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Fort Rucker is 1,232 male and 1,131 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 3,914.

General Fort Rucker Information
Total area in square miles - Dale County	562.67
Water area in square miles - Dale County	N/A
Resident population - Dale County	49,129
Population rank - Dale County	928
Total population	6,052
Total population (male)	3,439
Total population (female)	2,613
Population median age (male)	25.6
Population median age (female)	22.9
Births - Dale County	794
Deaths- Dale County	448
Population of one race	5,789
Population of two or more races	263
Population under 20 years	2,363
Population under 20 years (male)	1,232
Population under 20 years (female)	1,131
Total population 18 years and over	3,914

Fort Rucker Social Characteristics

There are 18,878 households in Fort Rucker. Families make up 13,693 of these households. The table below breaks down the Fort Rucker families into three different groups. Married-couple families (10,386), male householder with no wife present (685) and female householder with no husband present (2,447). The remainder of the Fort Rucker households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 5,241. Fort Rucker, AL moving companies help people in Fort Rucker move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Fort Rucker. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Fort Rucker is based, there are 19,564 females 15 and over; of those females there are 3,229 never married, 11,216 now married, 555 separated, 2,270 widowed, and 2,294 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 326 separated, 488 widowed and 2,018 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Fort Rucker social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Fort Rucker.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Dale County)
Total households	18,878
Family households (families)	13,693
With own children under 18 years	7,294
Married-couple family	10,386
With own children under 18 years	4,882
Male householder, no wife present, family	685
With own children under 18 years	402
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,447
With own children under 18 years	1,701
Nonfamily households	5,241
Householder living alone	4,607
65 years and over	1,652

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,121
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7
Average household size	3.47
Average family size	3.51

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	4,790
Householder	1,347
Spouse	1,195
Child	2,150
Other relatives	16
Nonrelatives	59
Unmarried partner	5
Roomer or boarder	N/A
Housemate or roommate	3
Unmarried partner	7
Foster child	N/A
Other	51

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	63
Male householder	37
Male householder living alone	31
Male householder not living alone	6
Female householder	15
Female householder living alone	13
Female householder not living alone	2
Nonrelatives	11
Unmarried partner	2
Roomer or boarder	N/A
Housemate or roommate	5
Foster child	N/A
Other	4

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	19,564
Never married	3,229
Now married	11,216
Separated	555
Widowed	2,270
Divorced	2,294
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	326
Widowed	488
Divorced	2,018

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	6,052
Male	3,439
Under 5 years	458
5 to 9 years	376
10 to 14 years	210
15 to 17 years	78
18 and 19 years	110
20 years	98
21 years	76
22 to 24 years	236
25 to 29 years	713
30 to 34 years	475
35 to 39 years	355
40 to 44 years	173
45 to 49 years	41
50 to 54 years	36
55 to 59 years	1
60 and 61 years	2
62 to 64 years	N/A
65 and 66 years	N/A
67 to 69 years	N/A
70 to 74 years	1
75 to 79 years	N/A
80 to 84 years	N/A
85 years and over	N/A
Female	2,613
Under 5 years	438
5 to 9 years	336
10 to 14 years	181
15 to 17 years	61
18 and 19 years	115
20 years	53
21 years	61
22 to 24 years	214
25 to 29 years	440
30 to 34 years	362
35 to 39 years	201
40 to 44 years	80
45 to 49 years	39
50 to 54 years	17
55 to 59 years	7
60 and 61 years	N/A
62 to 64 years	2
65 and 66 years	1
67 to 69 years	2
70 to 74 years	1
75 to 79 years	1
80 to 84 years	N/A
85 years and over	1

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	6,052
One race	5,789
White	4,147
Black or African American	1,097
American Indian and Alaska Native	57
Asian	124
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	45
Some other race	26
Two or more races	263

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	4,853
People who are White alone	3,315
People who are Black or African American alone	848
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	42
People who are Asian alone	101
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	39
People who are Hispanic or Latino	608
People who are Some other race alone	276

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	45,333
Same house	23,464
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	4,461
Different state or abroad	9,016
Different state	7,379
Abroad	1,637

PLACE OF BIRTH (Dale County)
Total resident population	49,129
Born in United States	25,647
State of residence	27,875
Different state	18,481
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	1,270
Foreign born	1,503

Fort Rucker Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Fort Rucker. That total enrollment is 12,680 for the population of the country, which includes Fort Rucker. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 6,296 and elementary or high school enrollment was 17,563 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,352.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Fort Rucker population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,680
Pre-kindergarten	859
Public	481
Private	378
Kindergarten	686
Public	594
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	5,813
Public	5,501
Private	312
Elementary and high school	8,782
Public	8,308
Private	474
High school grades 9 to 12	2,969
Public	2,807
Private	162
College, undergraduate years	2,183
Public	1,987
Private	196
Graduate or professional school	170
Public	129
Private	41
Not enrolled in school	34,241

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	31,390
Less than 9th grade	2,393
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,583
High school graduate	9,159
Some college, no degree	8,245
Associate's degree	2,612
Bachelor's degree	4,398
Graduate or professional degree	14
Percent high school graduate or higher	77.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	3,013

Fort Rucker Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 37,429 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Fort Rucker. The Fort Rucker occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (4,519), service occupations (3,396), sales and office occupations (4,619), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (108), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (2,787) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (3,374). The 37,429 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 13,612 private wage and salary workers, 3,855 government workers, 1,287 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Dale County)
Population 16 years and over	37,429
In labor force	23,308
Civilian labor force	20,361
Employed	18,803
Unemployed	1,558
Percent Unemployed	7.7
Armed Forces	2,947
Females 16 years and over	19,199
In labor force	10,110
Civilian labor force	9,741
Unemployed Civilian labor force	897
Armed forces	369
Males 16 years and over	18,230
In labor force	13,198
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	661
Armed forces	2,578

COMMUTING TO WORK (Dale County)
Workers 16 years and over	21,313
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	17,631
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,325
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	552
Other means	211
Worked at home	411
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	431,900

OCCUPATION (Dale County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,519
Management, professional, and related occupations	4,519
Service occupations	3,396
Sales and office occupations	4,619
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	108
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	2,787
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,374

INDUSTRY (Dale County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,519
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	278
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	2,614
Wholesale trade	419
Retail trade	2,612
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,945
Information	169
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	689
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	1,073
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,717
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	1,430
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	1,414

CLASS OF WORKER (Dale County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,519
Private wage and salary workers	13,612
Government workers	3,855
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,287
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Fort Rucker Housing Characteristics

In Fort Rucker, AL there are 21,779 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 18,878 occupied and 2,901 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Fort Rucker, there are 12,789 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 1,575 units in Fort Rucker. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Fort Rucker, AL local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Fort Rucker, AL truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Fort Rucker. There are 649 housing units with rent less than $200, 891 with rent between $200-299, 2,192 with rent between $300-499 and 1,450 with rent for $500 and above. Full Fort Rucker gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Fort Rucker, AL home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Dale County)
Total housing units	21,779
Occupied housing units	18,878
Vacant housing units	2,901

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Dale County)
Total housing units	21,779
1-unit, detached	12,789
1-unit, attached	1,575
2 units	726
3 or 4 units	1,076
5 to 9 units	536
10 to 19 units	123
20 to 49 units	123
50 or more units	191
Mobile home	4,589

HOUSING TENURE (Dale County)
Occupied housing units	18,878
Owner-occupied	12,140
Renter-occupied	6,738

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Dale County)
Occupied housing units	18,878
No vehicles available	1,198
2 vehicle available	11,254
3 vehicles available	2,903
4 vehicles available	768
5 or more vehicles available	323

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Dale County)
Occupied housing units	18,878
Utility gas	3,499
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	13,058
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	82
Coal or coke
Wood	147
Solar energy
Other fuel	13
No fuel used	181

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Dale County)
Occupied housing units	18,878
Less Than $50,000	12,140
$50,000 to $99,999	4,489
$100,000 to $149,999	917
$150,000 to $199,999	453
$200,000 to $299,999	194
$300,000 to $499,999	62
$1,000,000 or more	11
Median (dollars)	69,000

GROSS RENT (Dale County)
Occupied units paying rent	6,738
Less than $200	649
$200 to $299	891
$300 to $499	2,192
$500 to $699	1,117
$700 to $999	306
$1,000 to $1,499	8
$1,500 or more	18