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Fort Payne is a city in and the county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama. This was initially a Native American village. It was settled by the 1860s, and incorporated in 1889. It had an initial boom due to iron and coal deposits discovered here, which petered out. The city now claims to be the "Official Sock Capital of the World." By the beginning of the 21st century, more than half the socks of the country were manufactured here.
It has a total area of 56.0 square miles, most of which is land. The city is within a narrow valley on Big Wills Creek in the Cumberland Plateau region.
Manufacturing, construction and retail trade are the major commercial activities here. Public schooling is administered by the Fort Payne City Schools system, comprising two elementary, one middle and one high school. The closest hospital is the local DeKalb Regional Medical Center, on Med Center Drive. Isbell Field is the local municipal airport. The cost of living here is 15.60% than the country average, making living here significantly cheaper.
The town gets 55 inches of rain annually. The number of days in a year with measurable precipitation is 101. Snowfall is about an inch annually.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
14,730 | ±32 | 14,730% | (x) |
| Male | 7,099 | ±374 | 48% | ±3 |
| Female | 7,631 | ±372 | 52% | ±3 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 93 | ±10 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 1,018 | ±270 | 7% | ±2 |
| 5 to 9 years | 995 | ±246 | 7% | ±2 |
| 10 to 14 years | 1,172 | ±274 | 8% | ±2 |
| 15 to 19 years | 801 | ±179 | 5% | ±1 |
| 20 to 24 years | 918 | ±240 | 6% | ±2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,486 | ±324 | 10% | ±2 |
| 35 to 44 years | 1,935 | ±309 | 13% | ±2 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,570 | ±298 | 11% | ±2 |
| 55 to 59 years | 1,201 | ±265 | 8% | ±2 |
| 60 to 64 years | 979 | ±311 | 7% | ±2 |
| 65 to 74 years | 1,668 | ±265 | 11% | ±2 |
| 75 to 84 years | 761 | ±206 | 5% | ±1 |
| 85 years and over | 226 | ±105 | 2% | ±1 |
| Median age (years) | 40 | ±2 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 3,619 | ±380 | 25% | ±3 |
| 16 years and over | 11,310 | ±384 | 77% | ±3 |
| 18 years and over | 11,111 | ±373 | 75% | ±3 |
| 21 years and over | 10,711 | ±393 | 73% | ±3 |
| 62 years and over | 3,392 | ±463 | 23% | ±3 |
| 65 years and over | 2,655 | ±343 | 18% | ±2 |
| 18 years and over |
11,111 | ±373 | 11,111% | (x) |
| Male | 5,328 | ±330 | 48% | ±3 |
| Female | 5,783 | ±386 | 52% | ±3 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 92 | ±10 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
2,655 | ±343 | 2,655% | (x) |
| Male | 1,114 | ±186 | 42% | ±4 |
| Female | 1,541 | ±220 | 58% | ±4 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 72 | ±12 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
14,730 | ±32 | 14,730% | (x) |
| One race | 14,424 | ±167 | 98% | ±1 |
| Two or more races | 306 | ±166 | 2% | ±1 |
| One race |
14,424 | ±167 | 98% | ±1 |
| White | 12,236 | ±702 | 83% | ±5 |
| Black or African American | 427 | ±148 | 3% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
224 | ±176 | 2% | ±1 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 26 | ±30 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
12 | ±23 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian Indian | 3 | ±9 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Filipino | 4 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Japanese | 5 | ±8 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Vietnamese | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Asian | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 1,525 | ±639 | 10% | ±4 |
| Two or more races |
306 | ±166 | 2% | ±1 |
| White and Black or African American | 57 | ±64 | 0% | ±0 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 161 | ±107 | 1% | ±1 |
| White and Asian | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
14,730 | ±32 | 14,730% | (x) |
| White | 12,542 | ±664 | 85% | ±5 |
| Black or African American | 484 | ±150 | 3% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 385 | ±203 | 3% | ±1 |
| Asian | 12 | ±23 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 1,613 | ±647 | 11% | ±4 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
14,730 | ±32 | 14,730% | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
2,643 | ±540 | 18% | ±4 |
| Mexican | 1,597 | ±515 | 11% | ±4 |
| Puerto Rican | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cuban | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 1,046 | ±504 | 7% | ±3 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
12,087 | ±540 | 82% | ±4 |
| White alone | 11,207 | ±612 | 76% | ±4 |
| Black or African American alone | 427 | ±148 | 3% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 26 | ±30 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian alone | 7 | ±21 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 202 | ±83 | 1% | ±1 |
| Two or more races |
218 | ±124 | 2% | ±1 |
| Two races including Some other race | 0 | ±20 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 218 | ±124 | 2% | ±1 |
| Total housing units | 6,491 | ±345 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
10,102 | ±511 | 10,102% | (x) |
| Male | 4,735 | ±356 | 47% | ±3 |
| Female | 5,367 | ±431 | 53% | ±3 |
