Median Household Income
$58,236
Median Home Value
$143,200
Median Gross Rent
$793/mo
Poverty Rate
16.8%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Homeownership Rate
72.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.1%
Median Age
45.4
Population Over Time
Fayette County shrank 6.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
135,376
2016
134,229
2018
132,289
2020
130,329
2022
128,417
2024
125,997
Business & Industry
Fayette County has 2,485 business establishments employing 31,590 people.
Health care and social assistance
412
Other services (except public administration)
367
Accommodation and food services
249
Construction
236
Professional, scientific, and technical services
139
Finance and insurance
96
Wholesale trade
86
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
84
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.