Fayette County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	43,267	7,066,383	334,922,499	1143rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,456	$69,595	$80,734	340th of 3,221
Median Age	47.4	38.9	38.9	417th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.3%	31.1%	35.7%	981st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$340,800	$286,700	$332,700	458th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$902	$1,189	$1,413	1432nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.3%	13.8%	12.5%	2371st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.7%	5.2%	1398th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	61.4	171.4	n/a	1358th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	6.1%	14.1%	1561st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1404th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.4%	66.9%	65.2%	434th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.1	25.7	26.4	166th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	12.9%	15.1%	799th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1348th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.5%	46.8%	46.9%	340th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.7%	n/a	n/a	889th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.0%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.7%	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)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.4	46.4	61.4

Age in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	47.4	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	17,210	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.8%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.0%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.4%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.1%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,490	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.9%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.7%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.1%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.7%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	18,494	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.1%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.9%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,999.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.6%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,140	$1,442	n/a

Education in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.6%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.4%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.4%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.4%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.9%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Fayette County, Tennessee

Statistic	Fayette County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.4%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	6.1%	16.7%

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