Moving to Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Population: 29,183
Males: 19,980 (68.5%), Females: 9,203 (31.5%)

Zip codes: 28307.

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.0 years
Median household income: $30,106
Median house value: $77,200

Population by Race

Races in Fort Bragg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (52.9%)
  • Black (25.2%)
  • Hispanic (15.8%)
  • Other race (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.2%), Irish (10.8%), United States (5.1%), Italian (4.2%), English (4.0%), Scottish (2.8%).

Land area: 18.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Bragg

  • High school or higher: 97.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Bragg CDP

  • Never married: 52.4%
  • Now married: 40.9%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 0.3%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

5.8% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 1.1% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Bragg:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Bragg:

  • POPE AFB (about 2 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 15 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 28 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Bragg:

  • P K AIRPARK (about 16 miles; RAEFORD, NC; Abbreviation: 5W4)
  • GRAYS CREEK (about 21 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 2GC)
  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 25 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)

Amtrak station near Fort Bragg:

  • 10 miles: FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Bragg:

  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 26 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 34 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 51 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)

Public primary/middle school in Fort Bragg:

  • WILLIAM T BROWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 498; Location: 2522 ANDREWS CHURCH ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)