Fayette County, Alabama

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Fayette County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,053	5,086,768	334,922,499	2097th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,488	$63,999	$80,734	2797th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	39.3	38.9	1111th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.9%	28.4%	35.7%	2826th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$125,900	$209,900	$332,700	2561st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$667	$1,007	$1,413	2876th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.8%	15.6%	12.5%	392nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.4%	4.7%	5.2%	236th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	25.6	100.4	n/a	2129th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.0%	14.1%	3031st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2802nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	70.2%	65.2%	883rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.6	25.5	26.4	708th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	8.8%	15.1%	3086th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1221st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.2%	46.1%	46.9%	990th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.3%	n/a	n/a	2829th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.1%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.3	52.8	61.4

Age in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	43.3	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.9%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	6,255	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	24.8%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,795	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.0%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.8%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.2%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.0%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	7,810	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.2%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.9%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$355	$788	n/a

Education in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	14.3%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.1%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.8%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	88.9%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.2%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Fayette County, Alabama

Statistic	Fayette County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.9%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	4.5%	16.7%

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