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Fayette County, IN

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

AI Overview

Fayette County is a small manufacturing-oriented county in eastern Indiana with a population of 23,390 and a labor force participation rate of 57.0%, reflecting a workforce that skews older, with a median age of 44.0 years. Only 16.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a predominantly blue-collar workforce, though median worker earnings of $38,811 and low housing costs—median home value of $114,800 and median gross rent of $779/month—keep the cost of labor relatively contained. Population growth over five years was marginal at +0.6%, the poverty rate stands at 16.7%, and a homeownership rate of 72.1% indicates a largely settled, established residential base.

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

Population

23,390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,321

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,919 (93.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races437 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race339 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone316 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone264 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish211
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic62
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)20
  5. 5.Arabic8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,394

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,374

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,274

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,856
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,467
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,286
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities640
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services562

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,992
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,718
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,959
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,864
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations875

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.54×)2,614
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)850
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)2,625
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)1,119
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)454

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$114,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$779/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999821 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999705 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999654 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999566 (8.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999556 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999548 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,811

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,234 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled1,125 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home499 (4.9%)
  • Walked231 (2.3%)
  • Other49 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (0.2%)

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.