Businesses in Fort Dix

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Fort Dix

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Public administration	32	—
Military	27	111 years
Health and medical	26	—
Education	18	—
Restaurants	13	53 years
Construction of buildings	12	20 years
Fitness centers	10	—
Shopping	8	—
Dentists	7	—
Corporate management	7	—
Other accommodation	6	—
Other membership organizations	6	—
Hotels and motels	6	—
Car repair	5	—
Museums	5	—

Fort Dix Facts

Area	10.4 mi²
Population	6,399
Male Population	5,464 (85.4%)
Female Population	935 (14.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+0.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-13.1%
Median Age	40.1 years (Male: 41.9, Female: 26.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$49,460 (2022)
Area Codes	609
Neighborhoods	Fort Dix, Juliustown, Mercerville-Hamilton Square
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	40.02984, -74.61849
Zip Codes	08640

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Fort Dix Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,365	6,716	7,364	7,915	6,399	6,026	4,769
Population Density	614.8 / mi²	648.7 / mi²	711.3 / mi²	764.6 / mi²	618.1 / mi²	582.1 / mi²	460.7 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fort Dix Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 13.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Fort Dix	+0.5%	-4.7%	-13.1%
New Jersey	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fort Dix Median Age

Median Age: 40.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Fort Dix	40.1 yrs	26.6 yrs	41.9 yrs
New Jersey	39 yrs	40.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Fort Dix Population Density

Population Density: 618 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Fort Dix	6,399	10.35 sq mi	618 / mi²
New Jersey	8.9 million	8,722.6 sq mi	1,020 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fort Dix Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1730 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Fort Dix

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Fort Dix Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$25,656	$25,965	$29,568	$31,546	$32,910	$39,502	$37,214	$49,460
Total GDP	$189.1M	$188.9M	$216.1M	$247.8M	$259.4M	$301.8M	$263.2M	$342.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Fort Dix CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Fort Dix	43,038 tn	6.73 tn	4,157.3 tons/mi²
New Jersey	148,066,842 tn	16.64 tn	16,975.1 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Fort Dix CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	43,038 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.73 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	4,157.3 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Cyclone	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/26/03	6:24 PM	3.1	76.2 km	2,910 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
1/9/92	8:50 AM	3.1	43.9 km	7,900 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
10/23/90	1:34 AM	3.2	95.3 km	10,000 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
3/11/80	6:00 AM	3.7	43.6 km	5,000 m	Greater Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
3/5/80	5:06 PM	3.5	49.2 km	5,000 m	Greater Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
3/10/79	4:49 AM	3.1	77.4 km	3,000 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
1/30/79	4:30 PM	3.5	44.2 km	5,000 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
4/13/76	3:39 PM	3.1	99 km	0 m	Greater New York area, New Jersey	usgs.gov
2/28/73	8:21 AM	3.8	78.4 km	14,000 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
3/23/57	7:02 PM	3.8	65.2 km	10,000 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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