Fort Payne Alabama Real Estate
Fort Payne, Alabama, is located in De Kalb County, 48 miles SW of Chattanooga, Tennessee and 132 miles SE of Nashville, Tennessee. Fort Payne has a population of 12,938.
Fort Payne Homes
Fort Payne properties pool is 5,083 residential properties including Fort Payne new homes. Median age of real estate in Fort Payne is 1972. Average Household size is 2.97 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 23% are 2 bedroom homes, 56% are 3 bedroom homes, 15% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Fort Payne Mortgage Statistics
Fort Payne mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Fort Payne |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
42% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
58% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
48% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
10% |
16% |
Fort Payne Area Real Estate Tax
Fort Payne Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $221 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 40,200. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Fort Payne School District: Children make up 23.4% of Fort Payne population. Fort Payne has 3,023 under 18 years old residents, or 0.48 kids per one worker, or 0.59 kids per one household.
Fort Payne Real Estate & Fort Payne Homeownership
There are 1321.58 or 26% one person households, 1728.22 or 34% two person households, and 864.11 or 17% three person households in Fort Payne, Alabama. Median residents age is 36.3, Senior citizens (65+) make up 2,012 or 15.6%% of Fort Payne population.
There are 6,303 workers (over 16 years of age) in Fort Payne. Of these, 96.53% drive to work. Approximately 0.17% of workers in Fort Payne take public transportation. An estimated 1.05% walk to work.
Median Fort Payne homeowner's housing expences are 15.2%
Crime in Fort Payne (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Fort Payne |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
23.96 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
2.32 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
20.1 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
330.81 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
62.61 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
265.11 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
3.09 |
43.3 |
Invest in Fort Payne Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Fort Payne Alabama area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Fort Payne |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
- |
| Near Large City |
Nashville, Tennessee |
- |
| Fort Payne Zip Codes |
35967, 35968 |
- |
| Fort Payne Area Codes |
256 |
- |
| White population |
83.22% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
4.53% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.55% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.8% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
12.17% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 40,200% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
12.15% |
12.4% |
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