Fort Payne is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 14,879 people and six associated neighborhoods, Fort Payne is the 49th largest community in Alabama.Fort Payne is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Payne is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Payne who work in sales jobs (11.37%), office and administrative support (8.31%), and healthcare (7.74%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fort Payne has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fort Payne a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Fort Payne doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Fort Payne is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.08% of adults 25 and older in Fort Payne have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fort Payne in 2022 was $26,436, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,744 for a family of four. However, Fort Payne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Payne is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Payne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Payne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Payne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Payne include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Fort Payne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
