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. Much of the housing stock in Fort Stewart was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Stewart economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Stewart, where the median household income is $51,090.00.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fort Stewart, employing 30.89% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Accommodation and Healthcare industries employ 17.49% and 16.25% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
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 14.21 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Fort Stewart doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Fort Stewart who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.97% of the adults in Fort Stewart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fort Stewart in 2022 was $19,332, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,328 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 21.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Stewart include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Stewart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.