Median Household Income
$49,488
Median Home Value
$125,900
Median Gross Rent
$667/mo
Poverty Rate
21.8%
Unemployment Rate
8.4%
Homeownership Rate
78.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.9%
Median Age
43.3
Population Over Time
Fayette County shrank 5.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
17,019
2016
16,783
2018
16,585
2020
16,406
2022
16,297
2024
16,053
Business & Industry
Fayette County has 277 business establishments employing 3,269 people.
Health care and social assistance
39
Other services (except public administration)
27
Accommodation and food services
26
Construction
22
Professional, scientific, and technical services
19
Finance and insurance
15
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
13
Information
6
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.