Fort Dix vs Marlton

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Dix and Marlton: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Dix and Marlton are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marlton has the higher population (10,473 vs 8,034 in Fort Dix). Fort Dix has the higher median household income ($98,259 vs $94,160 in Marlton). Since 2019, Marlton's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs +4.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Dix	Marlton
Population	8,034	10,473
Median age	36.1 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,259	$94,160
Median home value	—	$314,500
Median gross rent	$2,383	$1,598
Housing units	1,071	5,048
Homeownership rate	0.1%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Dix	Marlton
Population	7,668 → 8,034 (+4.8%)	9,672 → 10,473 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$72,031 → $98,259 (+36.4%)	$79,216 → $94,160 (+18.9%)
Median home value	—	$249,200 → $314,500 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,078 → $2,383 (+14.7%)	$1,298 → $1,598 (+23.1%)

Fort Dix

Population

7,6688,034

Median household income

$72,031$98,259

Median gross rent

$2,078$2,383

Marlton

Population

9,67210,473

Median household income

$79,216$94,160

Median home value

$249,200$314,500

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,598

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Dix	Marlton
Under 5	4.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	20.6%	19.0%
35 to 44	27.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	2.7%	7.2%
75 and over	0.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Dix	Marlton
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	78.4%
Black or African American	28.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Dix	Marlton
No high school diploma	18.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	45.5%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Dix	Marlton
Drove alone	74.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	6.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.7%	17.1%
Other means	2.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Dix	Marlton
1-unit, detached	4.8%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	76.3%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.1%
20 or more units	9.9%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Dix	Marlton
Poverty rate	5.6%	3.5%
Average household size	3.29	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	2001	1972