COMPARING TWO PLACES
Menlo vs Fort Payne
PLACE A
Menlo, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fort Payne, Alabama
Menlo is 97% smaller than Fort Payne. Menlo earns more, with a median household income $24,771 higher.
MENLOFORT PAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population47515,189−97% vs Fort Payne
Population density607269+337
Population growth1.3%6.2%−4.9 pts
Median age37.237.4−0.2
Male40.8%46.3%−5.4 pts
Female59.2%53.7%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born2.7%9.3%−6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%71.5%+16.3 pts
Black5.0%1.3%+3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%23.7%−23.2 pts
Asian4.4%0.2%+4.2 pts
Other2.4%3.3%−0.9 pts
Median household income$72,250$47,479+$24,771
Per capita income$29,201$26,126+$3,075
Poverty rate14.5%32.5%−18.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%17.3%+13.1 pts
Graduate degree11.4%8.3%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%5.0%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation78.0%57.6%+20.4 pts
Median home value$144,900$157,000−$12,100
Median gross rent$595$679−$84
Owner-occupied44.1%69.3%−25.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%13.3%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%34.5%−16.1 pts
Average commute28.717.3+11.4
Worked from home0.3%7.2%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work5.3%0.0%+5.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%16.3%−9.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025