What percentage of people rent in Fort Drum, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Drum, NY, 2020–2024
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96.0% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Drum, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,881 renting households against 206 that own their home.

In Fort Drum, the share of households that rent went from 99.2% in 2015–2019 to 96.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 96.0% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 4,881 (±345)
Median renter income: $62,886 (±$7,850)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Drum

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Drum	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	96.0% (±2.8 points)	45.3% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,881 (±345)	21,588 (±884)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	206 (±145)	26,018 (±723)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,886 (±$7,850)	$46,409 (±$3,971)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$87,905 (±$2,518)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Fort Drum, the renter share is higher than in Jefferson County (45.3%).

It is also higher than in New York (45.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Jefferson County, Fort Drum ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 414.

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

How renting in Fort Drum has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	99.2% (±0.7 points)	96.0% (±2.8 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,393 (±$30)	$1,622 (±$86)	+16.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,711 (±$4,388)	$62,291 (±$7,906)	+22.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Drum

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Drum
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Drum	—	96.0% (±2.8 points)	—
Village of Black River	2.5 mi	36.8% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Calcium	3.1 mi	92.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Evans Mills	3.1 mi	29.7% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Village of Deferiet	5.3 mi	24.2% (±13.3 points)	Lower
Town of Pamelia	6.1 mi	23.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Town of Champion	6.4 mi	46.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Town of Rutland	7.0 mi	26.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Watertown	7.8 mi	59.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Black River, NY (36.8%), Village of Evans Mills, NY (29.7%), Village of Deferiet, NY (24.2%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fort Drum	96.0% (±2.8 points)
2	Calcium	92.0% (±4.4 points)
3	Adams Center	5.4% (±5.8 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Drum

How many renters are there in Fort Drum?

Fort Drum has an estimated 4,881 (±345) renting households, 96.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Drum?

In Fort Drum, the share of households that rent went from 99.2% in 2015–2019 to 96.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fort Drum?

A renting household in Fort Drum has 2.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Drum CDP, New York (place:26759, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.