Where has Fort Payne looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Fort Payne | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,927 | 15,234 | 18 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 0.9% | — | |
| Median household income | $47,479 | $44,248 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 32.5% | 23.2% | 91 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.3% | 17.4% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 2.6% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $157,000 | $145,050 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $679 | $829 | 0 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.3% | 11.9% | 55 | ||
| Worked from home | 7.2% | 5.3% | 73 |
Fort PaynePeer median
Fort PaynePeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +4.2% |
| Housing units | — | — | +4.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +32.5% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +43.0% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +19.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +26.7% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +506.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -7.9% |
| Restaurants & bars | 12.2 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.0 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 1.9 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 9.8 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 13.6 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 1.7 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.1 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 12.7 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon, MO | 97 | 15,270 | +4.6% | $48,359 | 18.2% |
| Gloversville, NY | 92 | 14,962 | -2.8% | $51,556 | 16.6% |
| Fremont, OH | 90 | 15,835 | — | $47,024 | 15.1% |
| Laurinburg, NC | 90 | 15,087 | -4.5% | $42,170 | 20.1% |
| Henderson, NC | 90 | 14,885 | — | $39,969 | 15.5% |
| Bainbridge, GA | 89 | 14,404 | — | $45,422 | 18.7% |
| Brunswick, GA | 89 | 15,307 | — | $40,288 | 19.4% |
| Aberdeen, WA | 88 | 17,088 | — | $52,195 | 15.2% |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 88 | 16,254 | — | $41,941 | 14.4% |
| Glasgow, KY | 88 | 15,197 | +7.4% | $43,074 | 22.4% |