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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Payne spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Fort Payne doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Fort Payne citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.28% of adults 25 and older in Fort Payne have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fort Payne in 2022 was $26,126, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,504 for a family of four. However, Fort Payne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Payne also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.48% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 23.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Payne include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fort Payne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
