Fort Edward is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,145 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Edward is the 464th largest community in New York. Fort Edward has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Fort Edward is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Fort Edward are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.35% of adults in Fort Edward have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Fort Edward in 2022 was $32,678, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,712 for a family of four. However, Fort Edward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fort Edward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Edward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Edward include English, Irish, Italian, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Fort Edward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.