Fayette County, Ohio

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Key figures

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,876	11,810,293	334,922,499	1509th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,275	$71,389	$80,734	1770th of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	39.7	38.9	2155th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.4%	31.5%	35.7%	2898th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$170,700	$214,800	$332,700	1796th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$822	$1,034	$1,413	1946th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.5%	13.3%	12.5%	1187th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.8%	5.2%	2122nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	71.1	289.1	n/a	1239th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	5.2%	14.1%	2092nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.9	n/a	n/a	2476th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.7%	67.2%	65.2%	2763rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.0	23.4	26.4	995th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	13.0%	15.1%	2542nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1829th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	44.4%	46.9%	1922nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.7%	n/a	n/a	1308th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.4	40.6	61.4

Age in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	39.9	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	11,582	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.2%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.6%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.8%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,678	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.8%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.7%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.5%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.0%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.3%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	12,725	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.0%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.3%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,601	$2,822	n/a

Education in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	13.2%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.5%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.8%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Fayette County, Ohio

Statistic	Fayette County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.0%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	6.8%	16.7%

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