Fort Edward, New York demographics

Fort Edward, NY demographics: median age 36.1; 15.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fort Edward village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3626770. The survey estimates a population of 3,152 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fort Edward is 36.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.3 years. There are 1,241 households (±155). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 36.1 ±5.3 39.8 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,152
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Under 18 810 ±229 25.7% ±7.3 pp 20.5% 22.0%
18–34 713 ±181 22.6% ±5.7 pp 23.1% 22.8%
35–64 1,221 ±259 38.7% ±8.2 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 408 ±122 12.9% ±3.9 pp 17.9% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,152
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Male 1,509 ±144 47.9% ±4.6 pp 48.8% 49.5%
Female 1,643 ±144 52.1% ±4.6 pp 51.2% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,152
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
White alone 2,937 ±146 93.2% ±4.6 pp 55.2% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 81 ±72 · low precision 2.6% ±2.3 pp · low precision 14.4% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 8 ±15 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 9.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 10.4% 7.1%
Two or more races 126 ±96 · low precision 4.0% ±3.0 pp · low precision 10.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,152
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,140 ±30 99.6% ±0.8 pp 80.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12 ±26 · low precision 0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision 19.8% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,241
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Married-couple family 441 ±134 35.5% ±9.8 pp 42.5% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 36 ±35 · low precision 2.9% ±2.8 pp · low precision 5.2% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 301 ±136 24.3% ±10.5 pp 13.7% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 387 ±151 31.2% ±11.5 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 76 ±63 · low precision 6.1% ±5.0 pp · low precision 7.6% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,241
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Households with people under 18 478 ±110 38.5% ±7.4 pp 27.3% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 763 ±208 61.5% ±14.9 pp 72.7% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,241
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 387 ±151 31.2% ±11.5 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Two-person households 295 ±121 23.8% ±9.3 pp 31.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 238 ±126 · low precision 19.2% ±9.8 pp · low precision 15.5% 15.3%
Four-person households 68 ±68 · low precision 5.5% ±5.4 pp · low precision 12.4% 12.6%
Five-person households 249 ±100 20.1% ±7.7 pp 5.6% 5.9%
Six-person households 4 ±17 · low precision 0.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision 2.2% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision 1.7% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,152
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Native 3,106 ±50 98.5% ±1.5 pp 77.2% 85.9%
Foreign born 46 ±42 · low precision 1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision 22.8% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,833
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
English only 2,819 ±162 99.5% ±1.2 pp 69.1% 77.7%
Spanish 6 ±13 · low precision 0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision 14.8% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 2.0% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 4.0% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 3.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 8 ±15 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.3% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,056
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Less than high school graduate 119 ±74 · low precision 5.8% ±3.5 pp · low precision 12.0% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 792 ±192 38.5% ±8.3 pp 24.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 517 ±155 25.1% ±7.0 pp 14.6% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 306 ±189 · low precision 14.9% ±9.0 pp · low precision 8.8% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 194 ±95 9.4% ±4.5 pp 22.4% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 128 ±101 · low precision 6.2% ±4.9 pp · low precision 17.9% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,127
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Same house 2,854 ±190 91.3% ±6.0 pp 90.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 111 ±115 · low precision 3.5% ±3.7 pp · low precision 5.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 156 ±154 · low precision 5.0% ±4.9 pp · low precision 2.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 6 ±10 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.5% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.1% of Fort Edward residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Fort Edward New York U.S. Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.1% ±2.1 pp · low precision 5.1% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 93.4% ±15.7 pp 90.8% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 7.7% ±4.7 pp · low precision 3.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fort Edward . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

Read Fort Edward housing and cost context or return to the city profile.

What can we help you find?

Type at least two letters to start searching.

Browse cities Esc to close