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Fayette County, OH

28,880 Population
406.4 square miles 71.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.6 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$31,573 ±$1,657 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $39,455 ±$153
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$60,047 ±$4,059 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $69,680 ±$287
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

16% ±2.2% (4,541  ±622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 13.2% 1,519,610 (±0.2% / ±19,289)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

27.5 minutes ±1.5 (336,395  ±25,266) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.6 116,848,390 (±0.1 / ±534,046)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

11,635 ±239 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,829,571 ±8,204
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (28,506  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,487,883
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.1% ±2% (317  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 145,745 (±0.1% / ±3,112)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

12,694 ±27 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,271,573 ±770
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$162,200 ±$6,507 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $199,200 ±$485
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11.5% ±2% (3,281  ±580.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 12.4% 1,448,007 (±0.2% / ±16,933.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

85.8% ±3.6% (16,972  ±718.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.6% 7,442,790 (±0.3% / ±21,127)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.8% ±1.6% (2,739  ±318.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 31% 2,514,129 (±0.2% / ±13,218.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% (479  ±182) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Ohio: 5% 593,142
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.1% ±1% (1,342  ±218) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 6.8% 626,617 (±0.1% / ±5,437)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,342 Total veterans ±218 1,211 Male ±212 131 Female ±82

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