Fort Stewart is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,821 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Stewart is the 112th largest community in Georgia.
29.63% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Fort Stewart. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Public Service and Accommodation industries respectively employ 18.50% and 17.00% of the civilian workforce.
Fort Stewart’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One of the benefits of Fort Stewart is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.30 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Fort Stewart is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Fort Stewart citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.28% of adults 25 and older in Fort Stewart have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fort Stewart in 2022 was $18,963, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,852 for a family of four. However, Fort Stewart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Stewart is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Stewart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Stewart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Stewart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Stewart include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Stewart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.