Fayette County
Large fringe metro
FIPS 42051
Profiled Cities (1)
People
123K
Population
Census 2025 Est.155.6/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-4.3%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$58K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr45.4
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr90.2%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr16.8%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20244.6%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr72.4%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr20.5%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr1.4%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr89.1%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr3.9%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
3.1K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–233.1K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-10
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
4.7%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202554.2K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$53K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$5.4B
County GDP
BEA 20242.5K
Business Establishments
CBP 202331.6K
Employees
CBP 2023$1.4B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$143K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$793
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr7.3K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr5.4K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
52nd pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 2022—
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 2025—
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 2025—
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 2025—
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202536.3/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–251.2/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25603.9/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
82.2
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Moderate
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$37.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.07
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.09
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.0%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
0.9%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202416.8%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20194.1%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
790.8 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202450.5°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202061.0°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202040.1°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202047.7"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Large fringe metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024Yes
Population Loss County
TIGER 2024