Businesses in Fort Rucker

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Fort Rucker

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Health and medical	43
Physicians and surgeons	34
Public administration	27
Nurses	26
Education	18
Restaurants	15
Shopping	12
Military	12
Construction of buildings	10
Social work	8
Playground	8
Psychiatrists and psychotherapists	6
Pharmacies and drug stores	6
Scientific and technical services	6
Higher education (colleges and universities)	6

Fort Rucker Facts

Area	11.0 mi²
Population	4,283
Male Population	2,324 (54.3%)
Female Population	1,959 (45.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+62.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-6.0%
Median Age	23.4 years (Male: 24, Female: 22.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$47,346 (2022)
Area Codes	334
Neighborhoods	Daleville
Local Time
Timezone	Central Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	31.34282, -85.71538
Zip Codes	36362

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Fort Rucker Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,629	3,692	4,556	4,642	4,283	4,367	4,492
Population Density	238.4 / mi²	334.8 / mi²	413.1 / mi²	420.9 / mi²	388.4 / mi²	396 / mi²	407.3 / mi²

* Projected

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

Fort Rucker Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Fort Rucker	+62.9%	+16%	-6%
Alabama	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

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

Fort Rucker Median Age

Median Age: 23.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Fort Rucker	23.4 yrs	22.5 yrs	24 yrs
Alabama	38 yrs	39.3 yrs	36.6 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

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

Fort Rucker Population Density

Population Density: 388 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Fort Rucker	4,283	11.03 sq mi	388 / mi²
Alabama	4.9 million	52,420.1 sq mi	93.9 / 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 Rucker Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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 Rucker

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 Rucker Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,486	$36,016	$39,729	$44,282	$45,061	$43,749	$41,962	$47,346
Total GDP	$137.5M	$158.6M	$179.4M	$200.8M	$210.1M	$198.3M	$187M	$212.6M

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 Rucker CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Fort Rucker	50,070 tn	11.69 tn	4,540.2 tons/mi²
Alabama	88,924,479 tn	18.06 tn	1,696.4 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 Rucker CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	50,070 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.69 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	4,540.2 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* 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.

Fort Rucker

Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located mostly in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It was named for a Civil War officer, Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training base for Army Aviation and is home to the United S..

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