Col. Gerald Nunziato said Friday that Fort Riley recorded an increase in the population of military families on base in 2025.
That’s good news for the local economy and a positive trend for Fort Riley soldiers.
Nunziato was speaking at the Regional Growth Summit, an annual event put on by the Manhattan, Junction City and Wamego chambers of commerce each year. This year’s event was at the K-State Alumni Center.
Fort Riley saw a 2.4% increase in family population in 2025, Nunziato said. That’s 15,482 family members living on post of off post in Flint Hills region. Of those, 9,145 live on Fort Riley and 6,337 live off post, according to data from the Army.
