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Fort Dix, New Jersey.

A community in Burlington County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Burlington County’s.

Living in Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey

Fort Dix, in Burlington County, had 6,508 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $92,303 a year and half less, against $108,111 across Burlington County; 6% of its people live below the poverty line. 0% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 100% are rented. Unemployment in Burlington County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Burlington County work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 6,508 in the 2020 census; median age 36.2
Household income $92,303 the median, give or take $18,925 · Burlington County: $108,111
Unemployment 4.4% Burlington County, August 2026; 5.6% a year before
Homes 0% lived in by their owners; 100% rented
  • 789households
  • 13%of adults have a degree
  • 6%below the poverty line
  • 15 mintypical commute
  • 7%work from home

What people in Burlington County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Professional and business services13%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Manufacturing7%
  • Government7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Burlington County had 214,267 jobs in 2025, 1.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 22°; warmest in July, 85° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 22° F M A M J J 85° 66° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 22°; warmest in July, 85° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 22° F M A M J J 85° 66° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 85° and lows near 66°. About 25 inches of snow and 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Philadelphia/mt Holly Weather Office weather station, 11 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Burlington County

  1. Lockheed Martin Corporation US NJ Moorestown Bortn Lndg Rd (1015)Aeronautical systems and instruments manufacturing3,334
  2. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage2,556
  3. Lockheed Martin Corporation US NJ Mount Laurel Tech Campus (1450)Aeronautical systems and instruments manufacturing1,668
  4. Virtua HealthHealthcare1,515
  5. Virtua Mount Holly HospitalGeneral hospital1,387FTE
  6. OpexBelt conveyor systems manufacturing1,277
  7. Lenape Regional High School DistrictSchool district1,172FTE
  8. Viking Yacht Company1,172

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 410 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 65,430 people in all across the county; Fort Dix has one of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Strong windRelatively moderate
  3. Ice stormsRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Fort Dix’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Burlington County.