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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fort Dix, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fort Dix, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fort Dix’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fort Dix does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,250.00.

Fort Dix is a military town: the armed forces employs 26.02% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Public Service and Retail are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 22.63% and 14.66% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.13% 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.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.41 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small town, Fort Dix doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Fort Dix rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.94% of adults 25 and older in Fort Dix have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Fort Dix in 2018 was $16,726, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,904 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 26.83% 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 Langs. of India.