How many renters in Fort Drum, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fort Drum, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.9% (±8.8 points) of renting households in Fort Drum, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.9% (±8.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.1% (±7.5 points)
Median share of income: 32.5% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fort Drum

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fort Drum	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	6.8% (±3.7 points)	13.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.1% (±5.5 points)	11.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±4.1 points)	13.1%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.3% (±4.1 points)	13.5%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.8% (±4.6 points)	9.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	44.1% (±7.5 points)	38.4%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Fort Drum against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Drum	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.9% (±8.8 points)	47.8% (±3.7 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.1% (±7.5 points)	38.4% (±3.3 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.5% (±3.1 points)	29.2% (±1.3 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$62,886 (±$7,850)	$46,409 (±$3,971)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,622 (±$86)	$1,213 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Fort Drum, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Jefferson County (47.8%).

It is not measurably different from New York (52.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Jefferson County, Fort Drum ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 170 of 407.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Fort Drum

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Drum
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fort Drum	—	55.9% (±8.8 points)	—
Village of Black River	2.5 mi	52.1% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Calcium	3.1 mi	49.5% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Evans Mills	3.1 mi	50.0% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Deferiet	5.3 mi	56.3% (±41.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pamelia	6.1 mi	42.7% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Champion	6.4 mi	47.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Rutland	7.0 mi	61.2% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different
Watertown	7.8 mi	44.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fort Drum	55.9% (±8.8 points)
2	Calcium	49.5% (±13.3 points)
3	Adams Center	0.0% (±95.9 points)

Fort Drum is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Le Ray, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Drum

Are renters in Fort Drum rent-burdened?

55.9% of renting households in Fort Drum pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Fort Drum spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fort Drum, NY spends 32.5% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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