Fort Riley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 9,230 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Riley is the 39th largest community in Kansas. Fort Riley has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Fort Riley, where the median household income is $48,497.00.

Fort Riley real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Fort Riley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Fort Riley is a military town: the armed forces employs 44.96% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Finance and Accommodation are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 18.21% and 17.41% of the civilian workforce respectively.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Fort Riley is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 9.93 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small town, Fort Riley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Fort Riley is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.06% of adults 25 and older in Fort Riley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Riley in 2022 was $24,851, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,404 for a family of four. However, Fort Riley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Riley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Riley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Riley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Riley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.29% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Riley include German, Irish, English, African, and Scandinavian.

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