Fayette County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Fayette County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Fayette County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Fayette County is 18th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Fayette County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	16,983	53rd	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	627.7	43rd	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	27.5	47th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	53rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.8%	51st	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.4%	11th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	74.6%	45th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.9%	51st	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	86.6%	18th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	11.7%	48th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	44th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	52nd	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	63rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	53rd	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	53rd	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	85.4%	11th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	50.3%	60th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.6%	56th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	8,384	53rd	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.9%	41st	15.5%	25.9%
Households	7,240	50th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.7%	33rd	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$72,200	60th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	64th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	60th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$18,336	49th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$33,378	47th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.7%	33rd	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Fayette County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	334	48th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,656	47th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,378	49th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$130,362	49th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,433	41st	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,869	48th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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