Alabama · Census place 27616
Fort Payne city, AL
Quick answer
Fort Payne city has 14,886 residents, ranking #50 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $48,623, the median home is worth $158,100 and median gross rent runs $670 a month.
- Population
- 14,886Fort Payne city residents
- Median household income
- $48,623Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $158,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $670Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Payne city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Payne city median would spend about 16.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.5% of residents and 67.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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