Fayette County, Kentucky

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Fayette County, Kentucky is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (123rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (159th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	323,725	4,534,824	334,922,499	227th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,479	$63,726	$80,734	1234th of 3,221
Median Age	35.3	39.1	38.9	2940th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.3%	27.6%	35.7%	123rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$293,500	$205,600	$332,700	661st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,164	$967	$1,413	597th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	16.1%	12.5%	1288th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1288th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,140.5	114.8	n/a	159th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.9%	4.7%	14.1%	290th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	971st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	53.8%	68.3%	65.2%	3127th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.9	24.0	26.4	2373rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.2%	10.2%	15.1%	760th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2256th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.8%	46.6%	46.9%	2925th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.6%	n/a	n/a	295th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.5%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	32.5	61.4

Age in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	35.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	139,715	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.6%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.1%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	39.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,790	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.2%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.9%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.0%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	148,959	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	25.9%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	46.2%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.9%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,542	$1,544	n/a

Education in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.5%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.3%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.0%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Fayette County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fayette County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.7%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.1%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.1%	5.5%	16.7%

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