City profile · Georgia · Census ACS 2023

Fort Stewart, GA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fort Stewart - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

9,976
Residents
$51,090
Median income
$1,406
Median rent (state)

Fort Stewart - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Fort Stewart lands in the 21st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

21st
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Fort Stewart, GA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 9,976 residents in Fort Stewart, a small town within Georgia. Median household income here is $51,090 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 14.7%. The median resident age is 21.6 years. 21.0% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Georgia at 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,406 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Fort Stewart report an average commute of 11.6 minutes, with 73.9% driving alone and 2.8% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 83.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

9,976 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Georgia

Median Household Income

$51,090 /yr

Poverty 14.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

How does Fort Stewart compare to other US cities?

Where Fort Stewart sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 21% higher than other cities
Median rent 54% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Fort Stewart's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Georgia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

21stIncome percentile

21st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Fort Stewart, GA Fort Stewart, GA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Fort Stewart, GA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Fort Stewart, GA median $51,090/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Fort Stewart, GA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Fort Stewart, GA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 21.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 14.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 24.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
9,976
Median Income
$51,090
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
21.6
Poverty Rate
14.7%
Labor force participation
24.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
21.0%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
11.6 minutes
Drive Alone
73.9%
Carpool
10.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
11.0%
Work from Home
2.8%
Other
1.7%

Based on 4,791 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Georgia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$125
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Georgia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Georgia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Fort Stewart sits in

Cost of Living Index
96.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,406/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
83.0 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Georgia

Locust Grove
9,931 people
Cairo
10,067 people
Jesup
9,863 people
Cordele
10,107 people
Thomaston
9,798 people
Cedartown
10,211 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Stewart's 9,976 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Cape Canaveral, FL
9,976 people
Columbia City, IN
9,975 people
Sweet Home, OR
9,977 people
Willoughby Hills, OH
9,979 people
Bay St. Louis, MS
9,971 people
Kinnelon, NJ
9,971 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Stewart's $51,090 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Mobile, AL
$51,090 median income
Shawneetown, IL
$51,089 median income
Junction City, OH
$51,087 median income
Dinosaur, CO
$51,086 median income
Mullan, ID
$51,094 median income
Belmont, NH
$51,086 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Fort Stewart, GA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Fort Stewart, GA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 48.5% 21.7% 20.5% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21.6% White 48.5% Black or African American 21.7% Asian 1.9% American Indian 2.4% Native Hawaiian 0.1% Some other race 4.9% Two or more races 20.5% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Fort Stewart compares to nearby Georgia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Fort Stewart (this city) 9,976 $51,090
Locust Grove 9,931 $72,563
Cairo 10,067 $40,496
Jesup 9,863 $48,306
Census ACS 5-year FIPS GA OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Fort Stewart, GA?

What is the population of Fort Stewart, GA? +

Fort Stewart, GA counts 9,976 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Fort Stewart, GA? +

Fort Stewart households earn a median of $51,090 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Fort Stewart? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Fort Stewart; the closest available measure is the Georgia state average, a cost of living index of 96.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Georgia vary by metro area.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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