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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Fort Payne Area is $18,494, which is lower than the state average of $23,587 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Fort Payne Area median household income is $36,853. On average Fort Payne Area residents spend 22.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #849

Fort Payne Area	18,494 USD
Alabama	23,587 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Payne Area	23,834 USD
Alabama	26,840 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Payne Area	27,388 USD
Alabama	32,492 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Payne Area	19,413 USD
Alabama	21,596 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #816

Fort Payne Area	36,853 USD
Alabama	43,160 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Payne Area	48,398 USD
Alabama	59,273 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Payne Area	9.57%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fort Payne Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Payne Area		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.51%	$6,475, see rank	17.15%	$12,915	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	34.70%	$15,894, see rank	32.79%	$16,054	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.93%	$5,874, see rank	1.67%	$2,603	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	16.15%	$15,903, see rank	20.10%	$20,921	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Payne Area	43,289 USD
Alabama	54,326 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Payne Area	55,756 USD
Alabama	70,237 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Payne Area	Alabama	U.S.
White	$37,168, see rank	$49,618	$56,203
Black	$25,089, see rank	$28,316	$35,564
Hispanic	$24,538, see rank	$35,382	$41,994
Asian	$33,550, see rank	$53,768	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,625, see rank	$38,274	$37,469
One Race, Other	$41,250, see rank	$34,987	$40,405
Two or More Races	$45,187, see rank	$34,401	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Payne Area	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$33,750, see rank	$20,893	$25,955
25 to 44	$41,855, see rank	$48,272	$58,073
45 to 64	$41,503, see rank	$52,038	$64,486
65 or over	$26,420, see rank	$31,905	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Payne Area	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	54,881, see rank	3,779,457	243,810,053
Male¹	26,719, 48.69%, see rank	47.82%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,409, 65.16%, see rank	65.89%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.06%, see rank	0.77%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	17,394, 65.10%, see rank	65.12%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,229, 87.55%, see rank	89.85%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,165, 12.45%, see rank	10.15%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,310, 34.84%, see rank	34.11%	29.80%
Female¹	28,162, 51.31%, see rank	52.18%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	14,067, 49.95%, see rank	54.47%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	14,067, 49.95%, see rank	54.35%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,763, 90.73%, see rank	89.61%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,304, 9.27%, see rank	10.39%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,095, 50.05%, see rank	45.53%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Payne Area	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	27,458, 100%	1,988,366	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	23,242, 84.65%, see rank	84.27%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,929, 10.67%, see rank	10.47%	10.03%
Public Transportation	22, 0.08%, see rank	0.44%	4.98%
Walked	175, 0.64%, see rank	1.19%	2.82%
Other Means	362, 1.32%, see rank	1.03%	1.76%
Worked at Home	728, 2.65%, see rank	2.59%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Payne Area	22.9 minutes
Alabama	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Payne Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,992	2,017,887	141,996,548
Male¹	15,229, 54.40%, see rank	52.40%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,768, 18.18%, see rank	27.76%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,843, 12.10%, see rank	13.50%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,977, 12.98%, see rank	16.13%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	506, 3.32%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,548, 10.16%, see rank	10.98%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,215, 34.24%, see rank	22.85%	17.87%
Female¹	12,763, 45.60%, see rank	47.60%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,427, 26.85%, see rank	36.48%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,677, 20.97%, see rank	19.74%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,967, 31.08%, see rank	35.05%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 0.70%, see rank	0.19%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.07%, see rank	0.41%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,551, 19.99%, see rank	7.75%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Payne Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,992, 100%	2,017,887	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,104, 3.94%, see rank	1.79%	1.90%
Construction	1,580, 5.64%, see rank	7.20%	6.49%
Manufacturing	7,836, 27.99%, see rank	13.84%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	860, 3.07%, see rank	2.82%	2.83%
Retail Trade	3,514, 12.55%, see rank	12.07%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,429, 5.11%, see rank	5.30%	5.00%
Information	246, 0.88%, see rank	1.79%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	983, 3.51%, see rank	5.62%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,538, 5.49%, see rank	8.98%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,601, 16.44%, see rank	21.72%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,814, 6.48%, see rank	7.94%	9.18%
Public Administration	888, 3.17%, see rank	5.71%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,599, 5.71%, see rank	5.22%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Payne Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,701	19.52%, see rank	18.07%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,785	14.86%, see rank	13.91%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.