COMPARING TWO PLACES
Powell vs Fort Payne
PLACE A
Powell, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fort Payne, Alabama
Powell is 99% smaller than Fort Payne. Fort Payne earns more, with a median household income $20,812 higher. Fort Payne has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -27%).
POWELLFORT PAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population11715,189−99% vs Fort Payne
Population density97269−173
Population growth-27.2%6.2%−33.4 pts
Median age57.837.4+20.4
Male37.5%46.3%−8.8 pts
Female62.5%53.7%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.7%71.5%−13.8 pts
Black38.5%1.3%+37.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%23.7%−23.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.8%3.3%+0.5 pts
Median household income$26,667$47,479−$20,812
Per capita income$20,942$26,126−$5,184
Poverty rate0.0%32.5%−32.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%17.3%+5.8 pts
Graduate degree7.7%8.3%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation35.6%57.6%−21.9 pts
Median home value$251,400$157,000+$94,400
Median gross rent$1,056$679+$377
Owner-occupied82.7%69.3%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.5%13.3%+19.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.5%−34.5 pts
Average commute30.617.3+13.3
Worked from home2.9%7.2%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.5%16.3%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025