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Belvoir Demographics |
Fort
Belvoir Demographics
Fort Belvoir is home to two Army major command headquarters, as
well as 10 Army major commands, 19 different agencies of the Department
of Army, eight elements of the U.S. Army Reserve and the Army
National Guard, and 26 DoD agencies. Also located on Fort Belvoir
are a U.S. Navy construction battalion, a Marine Corps detachment,
a U.S. Air Force activity, and an agency from the Department of
the Treasury. Over 2,000 military families live on Fort Belvoir. Fort
Belvoir also supports a larger population living within a 15-mile
radius of the post--5,093 active duty military personnel, 20,000
retired military personnel, 1,441 spouses of active duty, and 6,529
civilian employees.
Fort Belvoir houses tenants from all armed forces, as well as such
Department of Defense agencies as the Defense Systems Management
College and the Defense Mapping School. To carry out this mission
effectively, Fort Belvoir has evolved from a traditional military
installation to a more broadly based community. Today, Fort Belvoir
functions in many ways like a small city, with its own ordinances,
land use plan, building codes, utilities, public parks, and academic
institutions.
Business operations on Fort Belvoir (in millions) included 1.1 million
visitors to the Fort Belvoir commissary, and 1.8 million visits
to the Post Exchange.
The average military household income is $54,329, nine percent higher
than the average U.S. civilian household.
Working on Fort Belvoir
Civilians Authorized 6,529
Military Authorized 5,093
Living on Post
Family Members on Post 1,441
Military Family Member School Children 1,932
Military Enlisted in barracks 808
Local Population in a 15-mile radius of Fort Belvoir
Active Duty Military Personnel 5,093
Retired Military Personnel 20,000
Active Duty Retired Family Members 138,000
Civilian Employees 6,529
Total Population 47,034
Active Duty Information
Nearly 60 percent of active duty military are in their 20’s.,
31.4 percent are in their 30’s, and 8.95 percent are 40 or
over.
Family Member Information
The largest percentage of military spouses are 25-29 years of age.
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