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Fort Payne Population and Demographics

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Fort Payne Population: 12938 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 6211 48.01%
Female 6727 51.99%

Under 5 years 846 6.54%
5 to 9 years 832 6.43%
10 to 14 years 821 6.35%
15 to 19 years 915 7.07%
20 to 24 years 932 7.2%
25 to 34 years 1894 14.64%
35 to 44 years 1897 14.66%
45 to 54 years 1681 12.99%
55 to 59 years 579 4.48%
60 to 64 years 529 4.09%
65 to 74 years 1018 7.87%
75 to 84 years 710 5.49%
85 years and over 284 2.2%

Median age (years) 36.3

18 years and over 9915 76.63%
Male 4654 35.97%
Female 5261 40.66%
21 years and over 9348 72.25%
62 years and over 2323 17.95%
65 years and over 2012 15.55%
Male 681 5.26%
Female 1331 10.29%

Race
One race 12636 97.67%
White 10767 83.22%
Black or African American 586 4.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native 103 0.8%
Asian 71 0.55%
Asian indian 8 0.06%
Chinese 8 0.06%
Filipino 32 0.25%
Japanese 1 0.01%
Korean 0 0%
Vietnamese 5 0.04%
Other Asian 17 0.13%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 0.16%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.13%
Samoan 2 0.02%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 1088 8.41%
Two or more races 302 2.33%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 12938 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1574 12.17%
Mexican 1034 7.99%
Puerto Rican 22 0.17%
Cuban 3 0.02%
Other Hispanic or Latino 515 3.98%
Not Hispanic or Latino 11364 87.83%
White alone 10455 80.81%

Relationship
Total Population 12938 100.00%
In households 12556 97.05%
Householder 5046 39%
Spouse 2721 21.03%
Child 3436 26.56%
Own child under 18 years 2672 20.65%
Other relatives 767 5.93%
Under 18 years 277 2.14%
Nonrelatives 586 4.53%
Unmarried partner 185 1.43%
In group quarters 382 2.95%
Institutionalized population 299 2.31%
Non-Institutionalized population 83 0.64%

Households by Type
Total Households 5046 100.0 %
Family households (families) 3508 69.52%
With own children under 18 years 1574 31.19%
Married-couple family 2721 53.92%
With own children under 18 years 1142 22.63%
Female householder, no husband present 584 11.57%
With own children under 18 years 324 6.42%
Non Family households 1538 30.48%
Householder living alone 1356 26.87%
Householder 65 years and over 613 12.15%

Households with individuals under 18 years 1749 34.66%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1314 26.04%

Average Household size 2.49
Average family size 2.97

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 5585 100.00%
Occupied housing units 5046 90.35%
Vacant housing units 539 9.65%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 52 0.93%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 5046 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 3483 69.02%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1563 30.98%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.46
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.55

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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