Fort Dix is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,508 people and four associated neighborhoods, Fort Dix is the 270th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Fort Dix was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Dix economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Dix, where the median household income is $98,259.00.

25.90% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Fort Dix. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Retail and Accommodation industries respectively employ 21.01% and 15.75% of the civilian workforce.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Fort Dix’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Dix spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.39 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, Fort Dix does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Fort Dix with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.71% of adults in Fort Dix have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Dix in 2022 was $16,643, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,572 for a family of four. However, Fort Dix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Dix is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Dix home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Dix residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Dix also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Dix include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Fort Dix is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.