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Fayette County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Fayette County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fayette County is a small rural Alabama county of 16,173 residents with a labor-intensive economic base, reflected in a GDP per capita of $22,482 and median worker earnings of $35,111 against a median household income of $49,488. The workforce is limited in scale — labor force participation sits at just 51.7% with a 9.5% unemployment rate — and only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 85.2% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $121,200 and median gross rent of $622/month, alongside a 78.4% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 2.5% of its population over the past five years and carries an 18.7% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,173

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,488

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

Fayette County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,512 (84.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,777 (11.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races543 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race114 (0.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone40 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone37 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish129
  2. 2.Vietnamese9
  3. 3.Korean6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

773

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,482

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$27,734

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,551
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,392
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)872
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services479
  5. 5.Construction (Group)421

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,998
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,662
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,042
  4. 4.Service Occupations945
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations605

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.63×)1,622
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)884
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)1,497
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.01×)100
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$121,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$622/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999681 (13.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999521 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999410 (8.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999330 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999327 (6.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999285 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,424 (88.9%)
  • Carpooled483 (7.9%)
  • Worked At Home174 (2.9%)
  • Walked14 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.