With 10,199 people, Fort Salonga is a city in New York. Households here earn about 121% more than in New York as a whole. Owners hold 99% of the housing stock. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households take in $189,856 a year at the median, 131% more than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $846,700.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $189,856, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Salonga
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$694,820 → $846,700(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants90.2% → 98.9%(+8.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share96.5% → 86.3%(−10.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)10.8%(57)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(137)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(164)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.6%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 529 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 Salonga, decade by decade
Fort Salonga 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
9,176
$164,318
$694,820
42.9%
8.6
2000
9,634
$178,755
$665,997
51.2%
12.2
2010
10,008
$180,108
$1,013,617
53.6%
18.8
2020
9,652
$193,563
$825,035
59.8%
28.6
2024
10,199
$189,856
$846,700
62.0%
30.9
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.
