Fort Payne.
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Alabama·DeKalb County
5 tracts·11K people·$157K median·200/mi²
White 71 · Hispanic 24 · Multiracial 2 · Other 2 · Black 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 45 · Living alone 33 · Other 22
Manufacturing 32 · Retail 27 · Health 14 · Professional 12 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 6 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fort Payne is $157,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Payne has 14,927 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 71.5% White, 23.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.6% Other, 1.3% Black and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 32.5% (Census ACS).
Little Ridge Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (54%); Fort Payne Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (49%); Fort Payne High School is the high school with reported scores (27%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $679/month, 57% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fort Payne is $47,479 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fort Payne, median rent is $679/month and the median home value is $157,000 (Census ACS).
Fort Payne reported 2.1 violent crimes and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Payne are landslide (95), strong wind (89) and inland flooding (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Fort Payne scores 6.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).