Fort DixNJ
A town of 7,984.
Is Fort Dix a good place to live?
3% of residents are 65 or older in Fort Dix, below both the New Jersey town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of households owning their home than Fort Dix. We don’t grade Fort Dix yet; the figures below are still real.
Fort Dix has shrunk 16% from 2010 to 2020
7,716 counted in 2010 and 6,508 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Six Flags Great Adventure and 181 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Dix. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw28 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw28 mi MuseumLynnewood HallPhoto credits
Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Fort Dix: who provides what
Fort Dix is unincorporated, so Burlington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Dix.
Fort Dix faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Fort Dix since 1989.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fort Dix stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with the average trip to work shorter than most
Fort Dix’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, below both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Fort Dix. Jobs based in Fort Dix fell to 576 in 2023, 925 fewer than in 2013.
| Fort Dix | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Fort Dix, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Fort Dix has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults binge drink in Fort Dix than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
22% of adults binge drink in Fort Dix. Fort Dix beats the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fort Dix.
| Fort Dix | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 78% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Fort Dix | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.1% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Dix has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Fort Dix’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fort Dix
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fort Dix; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Fort Dix residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave Fort Dix for work
Where Fort Dix’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Fort Dix’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Fort Dix.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dix | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McGuire AFB | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wrightstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Hanover Township | — | — | D− | — | — | B+ |
| Juliustown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New Hanover Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Fort Dix, McGuire AFB, Wrightstown, New Hanover Township and Juliustown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fort Dix with a neighbor →
Questions about Fort Dix
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Dix, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Fort Dix yet; the figures below are still real.