Fort Payne City, Alabama

Fort Payne City is a city located in DeKalb County, Alabama, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Fort Payne City had an official population of 12938 in 2000. Its population was estimated at 14061 in July 2008, making it the 43rd most populous in Alabama. It has total area of 55.96 square miles (144.94 sq km), of which, 55.88 square miles (144.73 sq km) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 sq km) of it is water, it is the 11th largest by area in the U.S. state of Alabama.

As of the census of 2000, there were 12938 people, 5046 households, and 3508 families residing in the city. The population density was 231.5 people per square mile (89.38/kmē), it is 308th most densely populated city in Alabama. There were 5585 housing units at an average density of 99.9 per square mile (38.57/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.49 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median age was 36.3 years, The median age of males and females living in Fort Payne City was 33.4 and 39.4 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 10767 White, 586 Black or African American, 103 American Indian, 71 Asian, 21 Native Hawaiian, 302 from two or more races and 1088 Ohter races.

Fort Payne city Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Fort Payne city Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Fort Payne City Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $33560, making it the 169th highest city by median household income in Alabama. The median income for a family in the city was $40200, making its Alabama's 177th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $19690, it would be the 79th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The median income of city was $19567, Males have a median income of $25950 versus $15470 for females.

In 2000, 2741 pupils and students, of which 50.78% are male and 49.22% are female, 21.19% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.55% nursery or pri school, 8.72% kindergarten, 43.78% elementary school, 25.06% high school and 14.89% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census12938
April 2000 Estimate12938
July 2000 Estimate12962
July 2001 Estimate13075
July 2002 Estimate13086
July 2003 Estimate13210
July 2004 Estimate13332
July 2005 Estimate13455
July 2006 Estimate13592
July 2007 Estimate13877
July 2008 Estimate14061
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school12384207
Kindergarten14297239
Elementary school5896111200
High school337350687
College or graduate school201207408
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Fort Payne city, Alabama$33560$40200$19690
DeKalb County, Alabama$30137$35801$15818
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587