Fort Campbell is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 12,825 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Campbell is the 34th largest community in Kentucky.Fort Campbell is a military town: the armed forces employs 53.42% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Accommodation and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 27.00% and 19.70% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Fort Campbell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Fort Campbell’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 11.51 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Fort Campbell citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.04% of adults 25 and older in Fort Campbell have a college degree. The per capita income in Fort Campbell in 2022 was $21,210, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,840 for a family of four. Fort Campbell is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Campbell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Campbell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Campbell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Campbell include German, European, Irish, African, and English. The most common language spoken in Fort Campbell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
