Fort Payne, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,061 (Urban population: 8,095 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 5,966 (138 farm, 5,828 nonfarm))

Fort Payne, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,633 (5,083 occupied: 3,542 owner occupied, 1,541 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

Housing density: 101 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $362 (lower quartile is $189, upper quartile is $413)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $417

Median gross rent in Fort Payne, AL in 2007: $524

Housing units in Fort Payne with a mortgage: 1,681 (108 second mortgage, 186 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,216

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,389 (it was $68,100 in 2000)

Fort Payne:	$91,389
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,072 - $156,048

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,773

In family households: 11,102 (2,752 male householders, 835 female householders)
2,803 spouses, 3,513 children (3,176 natural, 69 adopted, 268 stepchildren), 280 grandchildren, 188 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 324 other relatives, 297 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,671 (576 male householders (476 living alone)), 886 female householders (826 living alone)), 209 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 379 (296 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,599 2-persons, 845 3-persons, 700 4-persons, 235 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,302 1-person, 125 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,992 married couples with children.
680 single-parent households (166 men, 514 women).

86.8% of residents of Fort Payne speak English at home.
11.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,295 (9.8%)
(11.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Payne, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 399 5 rooms: 852 6 rooms: 886 7 rooms: 534 8 rooms: 413 9 or more rooms: 360

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Payne, Alabama:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 328 4 rooms: 540 5 rooms: 306 6 rooms: 200 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 206
1995 to 1998: 473
1990 to 1994: 405
1980 to 1989: 841
1970 to 1979: 1,031
1960 to 1969: 812
1950 to 1959: 808
1940 to 1949: 557
1939 or earlier: 500

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Payne:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 811 3 bedrooms: 1,998 4 bedrooms: 525 5 or more bedrooms: 153

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Payne:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 326 2 bedrooms: 751 3 bedrooms: 369 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Payne in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 124 1 vehicle: 986 2 vehicles: 1,541 3 vehicles: 600 4 vehicles: 226 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Payne in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 188 1 vehicle: 776 2 vehicles: 476 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fort Payne, AL:

Less than $10,000: 75
$10,000 to $14,999: 47
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 68
$25,000 to $29,999: 80
$30,000 to $34,999: 89
$35,000 to $39,999: 93
$40,000 to $49,999: 240
$50,000 to $59,999: 273
$60,000 to $69,999: 293
$70,000 to $79,999: 286
$80,000 to $89,999: 275
$90,000 to $99,999: 233
$100,000 to $124,999: 513
$125,000 to $149,999: 321
$150,000 to $174,999: 260
$175,000 to $199,999: 188
$200,000 to $249,999: 208
$250,000 to $299,999: 81
$300,000 to $399,999: 76
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 31
$750,000 to $999,999: 14
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Fort Payne rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fort Payne:

Less than $100: 192 people
$100 to $149: 92
$150 to $199: 84
$200 to $249: 73
$250 to $299: 110
$300 to $349: 160
$350 to $399: 173
$400 to $449: 175
$450 to $499: 193
$500 to $549: 96
$550 to $599: 61
$600 to $649: 42
$650 to $699: 26
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 98

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 627 1990 to 1994: 385 1985 to 1989: 148 1980 to 1984: 59 1975 to 1979: 41 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 18

Fort Payne, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.9%
Number of people working at home: 120 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 313
5 to 9 minutes: 1291
10 to 14 minutes: 1569
15 to 19 minutes: 1505
20 to 24 minutes: 598
25 to 29 minutes: 112
30 to 34 minutes: 276
35 to 39 minutes: 45
40 to 44 minutes: 72
45 to 59 minutes: 207
60 to 89 minutes: 134
90 or more minutes: 61

Fort Payne mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,247 (83%)
Carpooled: 837 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Walked: 66 (1%)
Other means: 22 (0%)
Worked at home: 120 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 609
$10,000 to $14,999: 455
$15,000 to $19,999: 370
$20,000 to $24,999: 430
$25,000 to $29,999: 417
$30,000 to $34,999: 327
$35,000 to $39,999: 305
$40,000 to $44,999: 307
$45,000 to $49,999: 304
$50,000 to $59,999: 405
$60,000 to $74,999: 422
$75,000 to $99,999: 334
$100,000 to $124,999: 150
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 or more: 127

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 3236

Other groups: 2770

Irish: 942

English: 716

German: 477

Scotch-Irish: 217

Italian: 128

French (except Basque): 125

Scottish: 117

Dutch: 87

Northern European: 58

European: 49

Canadian: 40

Arab:: 31

Polish: 30

French Canadian: 28

Norwegian: 26

Russian: 18

Arab/Arabic: 17

British: 15

Syrian: 14

Subsaharan African:: 14

African: 14

Iranian: 11

Armenian: 11

Austrian: 8

Welsh: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Bahamian: 8

Guyanese: 7

Czech: 6

Swiss: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (54%)
Guatemala (32%)
El Salvador (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Canada (1%)
Poland (1%)
Iran (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8883
Northeast: 217
Midwest: 438
South: 2125
West: 139

55% of Fort Payne residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 100
Nursery to 4th grade: 50
5th and 6th grade: 180
7th and 8th grade: 211
9th grade: 195
10th grade: 234
11th grade: 134
12th grade, no diploma: 178
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,043
Less than 1 year of college: 274
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 593
Associate degree: 223
Bachelor's degree: 368
Master's degree: 89
Professional school degree: 75
Doctorate degree: 39

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 89
Nursery to 4th grade: 69
5th and 6th grade: 158
7th and 8th grade: 394
9th grade: 247
10th grade: 318
11th grade: 205
12th grade, no diploma: 197
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,393
Less than 1 year of college: 335
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 478
Associate degree: 290
Bachelor's degree: 357
Master's degree: 187
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 26.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,604
Black householders: $14,331
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,171
Asian householders: $216,818
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $23,052
Some other race householders: $45,989
Two or more races householders: $38,603
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,277

Fort Payne household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fort Payne household income for Black householders

Fort Payne household income for Two or more races householders

Fort Payne marital status for males

Fort Payne marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,037
Black or African American householders: $62,133
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $43,614
Asian householders: $469,692
Some other race householders: $51,666
Two or more races householders: $102,929
Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,826

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,176
One, attached: 34
Two: 232
3 or 4: 325
5 to 9: 179
10 to 19: 23
20 to 49: 65
50 or more: 24
Mobile homes: 575

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,184

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fort Payne:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (65%) Utility gas (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	0.4%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	4.2%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54

Here:	15.2%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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