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Fort Payne, AL Micro Area

72,569 Population
777.1 square miles 93.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,185 ±$1,826 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$43,509 ±$9,045 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

24.7% ±4.1% (17,629  ±2,961) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.5 minutes ±0.9 (710,320  ±34,347) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

27,182 ±1,249 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (71,736  ±33) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6% ±3.5% (966  ±560) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

31,166 ±26 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$156,800 ±$14,079 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

5.6% ±2% (3,976  ±1,412.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

82.7% ±5.6% (40,175  ±2,764.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
13.5% ±2.4% (6,542  ±1,168.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.2% (5,236  ±1,175) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.4% ±1.6% (4,058  ±896) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,058 Total veterans ±896 3,525 Male ±790 533 Female ±298

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