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Fayette County, OH

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

AI Overview

Fayette County, OH is a small rural county of 28,880 residents with a labor force participation rate of 59.0% and a median worker earnings figure of $39,426, reflecting a workforce that skews toward lower-wage occupations; only 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 85.8% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $162,200 and median gross rent of $807 per month, and the county's GDP per capita of $61,368 sits notably above its per capita income of $31,573, suggesting meaningful local output relative to resident earnings. Population has grown modestly at 0.8% over five years, while a 16.0% poverty rate and 4.3% unemployment rate point to persistent economic pressure alongside that stability.

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

Population

28,880

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,275

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,332 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races910 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone609 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race509 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone258 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone257 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish252
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island92
  3. 3.Other Indo-European38
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,381

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$61,368

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,637
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,500
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,454
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,313
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,026

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,819
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,286
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,148
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,038
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,675

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.16×)2,781
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.74×)360
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.38×)1,045
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)807
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.30×)1,164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$162,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$807/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,357 (18.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,259 (16.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999648 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999591 (7.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999535 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999514 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,426

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,637 (82.8%)
  • Carpooled1,233 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home708 (5.5%)
  • Walked166 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit70 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (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.