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Fort Payne, AL Micro Area

73,122 Population
777.1 square miles 94.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,864 ±$4,060 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,763 ±$4,924 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

26.3% ±5.5% (19,004  ±3,953) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.8 minutes ±1 (703,765  ±36,211) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,552 ±1,280 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (72,104  ±43) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.1% ±1.5% (481  ±228) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

31,361 ±22 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$163,900 ±$15,051 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.4% ±2.1% (4,629  ±1,514) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

81.7% ±5.5% (39,708  ±3,056.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16.1% ±2.7% (7,812  ±1,361.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8% (5,826  ±2,025) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±1% (2,487  ±584) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,487 Total veterans ±584 2,358 Male ±578 129 Female ±134

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