Fort Payne Jobs

Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. It is home to the band Alabama, and bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World." For a short period of time, Fort Payne also held the world record for "Largest Cake Ever Baked" One of the new hot spots in Fort Payne 2007 has been the "Skateway" skating rink. NASCAR drivers Tim Flock, Fonty Flock, Bob Flock, and Ethel Mobley were from the town. A magnitude-4.9 earthquake occurred here in 2003. Fort Payne is occasionally the victim of tornadoes. Sometimes, hurricanes reach Fort Payne, but cause minor damage. Another familiar weather pattern for the residents are thunderstorm downbursts.

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Among the most common occupations in Fort Payne are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 34%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Fort Payne, Alabama work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Fort Payne Jobs are for store cashier jobs, assistant store manager jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Fort Payne, Alabama are Manufacturing, 42%; Educational, health and social services, 12%; and Retail trade, 8%. Simply Hired's Fort Payne job listings indicate that the following industries in Fort Payne are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Home Health Care, Food Service Contractors, Hospitals and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fort Payne, Alabama is $24,933, and the median income of households in Fort Payne was $33,560.

Fort Payne has an unemployment rate of 4.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Fort Payne Trends data, the number of Fort Payne, Alabama jobs has decreased by 5% since March 2008.

Population of Fort Payne Total population 12,938 Male 48.01% Female 51.99% Median age 36.3     Fort Payne Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.0% Median cost of a home $72,100 Median mortgage payment $484 Renter-occupied homes 31.0% Vacant housing 9.7% Median monthly rent $415     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,731 Median for all female full-time $20,135     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 14% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 20% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 18% Currently married 59% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 85% Black or African American 5% Asian 1% Other 10%     Fort Payne Commute Carpool 13.3% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 17 minutes

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