Fort Rucker is a city of 4,705 people in Alabama. The median age is 25.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 0% of homes are owner-occupied. 50% were living in the same home a year earlier. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,541, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
0% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Rucker
What changed most since 1990
Population7,593 → 4,705(−38%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share18.6% → 6.2%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share70.7% → 61.7%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Fort Rucker's population equals 9.5% of Dale County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)100%(124)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 124 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort Rucker, decade by decade
Fort Rucker population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,593
$59,695
–
26.1%
57.3
2000
6,052
$63,035
$154,841
27.9%
68.5
2010
4,636
$66,568
–
28.3%
60.3
2020
4,464
$74,866
–
38.7%
65.3
2024
4,705
$74,541
–
43.9%
71.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
