COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cave Spring vs Fort Payne
PLACE A
Cave Spring, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Fort Payne, Alabama
Cave Spring is 69% larger than Fort Payne. Cave Spring earns more, with a median household income $40,060 higher.
CAVE SPRINGFORT PAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population25,74215,189+69% vs Fort Payne
Population density2,157269+1,887
Population growth7.4%6.2%+1.2 pts
Median age42.437.4+5.0
Male49.1%46.3%+2.9 pts
Female50.9%53.7%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born11.3%9.3%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.1%71.5%+7.6 pts
Black3.8%1.3%+2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%23.7%−18.1 pts
Asian6.9%0.2%+6.7 pts
Other4.6%3.3%+1.3 pts
Median household income$87,539$47,479+$40,060
Per capita income$49,725$26,126+$23,599
Poverty rate5.9%32.5%−26.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%17.3%+31.5 pts
Graduate degree18.4%8.3%+10.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.0%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation66.9%57.6%+9.3 pts
Median home value$325,800$157,000+$168,800
Median gross rent$1,285$679+$606
Owner-occupied69.5%69.3%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%13.3%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.8%34.5%+3.3 pts
Average commute20.017.3+2.7
Worked from home17.8%7.2%+10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%16.3%−12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024