COMPARING TWO PLACES
Section vs Fort Payne
PLACE A
Section, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Fort Payne, Alabama
Section is 95% smaller than Fort Payne. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Fort Payne has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
SECTIONFORT PAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population77915,189−95% vs Fort Payne
Population density170269−99
Population growth-1.8%6.2%−8.0 pts
Median age43.337.4+5.9
Male56.1%46.3%+9.9 pts
Female43.9%53.7%−9.9 pts
Foreign-born2.5%9.3%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%71.5%+19.4 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%23.7%−17.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.2%+0.2 pts
Other2.3%3.3%−1.0 pts
Median household income$47,500$47,479+$21
Per capita income$28,196$26,126+$2,070
Poverty rate22.2%32.5%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%17.3%+3.4 pts
Graduate degree13.0%8.3%+4.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.0%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation49.3%57.6%−8.2 pts
Median home value$156,000$157,000−$1,000
Median gross rent$638$679−$41
Owner-occupied78.5%69.3%+9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%13.3%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%34.5%−7.2 pts
Average commute34.217.3+16.9
Worked from home4.7%7.2%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.6%16.3%−8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025