County population in 2016: 28,786 (52% urban, 48% rural); it was 28,433 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,852 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,379 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,365 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,205 (it was 3,689 in 2000)
% of renters here:
33%
State:
32%
Land area: 407 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 71 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Fayette County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (20.4%), Educational, health and social services (19.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.9%), Construction (13.7%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $43,328 ($36,735 in 1999)
This county:
$43,328
Ohio:
$52,334
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $541 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $639)
This county:
$541
State:
$614
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $113,758 (it was $87,000 in 2000)
Fayette:
$113,758
Ohio:
$140,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,537 - $173,446 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,017 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $379
Institutionalized population: 469
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 179
Thefts: 516
Auto thefts: 28
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 155
Thefts: 439
Auto thefts: 42
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,440 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,198 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 17.6%
Fayette County:
17.6%
Ohio:
14.6%
(15.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.6% for Black residents, 43.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 80.0% for American Indian residents, 66.3% for other race residents, 54.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.3 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 42.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 48.9 years old, American Indian residents: 24.1 years old, Asian residents: 35.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.6 years old, Other race residents: 26.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $471 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.
Current college students: 718 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 443 (34.9% naturalized citizens)
Fayette County:
1.5%
Whole state:
4.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 105
2000 to 2009: 210
1990 to 1999: 80
1980 to 1989: 75
1970 to 1979: 15
Before 1970: 68
Note: State values scaled to Fayette County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,584
One, attached: 148
Two: 675
3 or 4: 830
5 to 9: 473
10 to 19: 111
20 to 49: 84
50 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 760
Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 4,300 (148 second mortgage, 309 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,851
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
63.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Fayette County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,383
30
Mainline Protestant
3,228
20
Catholic
625
1
Other
81
3
Black Protestant
37
1
None
21,676
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Fayette County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Fayette County:
2.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.35 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.41 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Fayette County:
4.24 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:
5.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.25 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Fayette County:
11.2%
Ohio:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Fayette County:
29.3%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.2%
State:
11.9%
Agriculture in Fayette County:
Average size of farms: 423 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $96,524 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $228.62 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.17% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84,415 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.59% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.02% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $171,321 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.92% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.35 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.52% Corn for grain: 63957 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 9192 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 100792 harvested acres Vegetables: 48 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Fayette County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from Fayette County center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 209.3 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 250.0 miles away from the county center On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 100.3 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from Fayette County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 186.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
Ohio TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 04, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-421: April 04, 1974, FEMA Id: 421, Natural disaster type: Tornado
Ohio Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 1968, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-243: June 05, 1968, FEMA Id: 243, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Fayette County (6) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Sales and related occupations (15%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Production occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (37%)
India (31%)
Korea (15%)
Canada (7%)
Bolivia (3%)
Russia (3%)
Haiti (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fayette County (%):
American (20%)
German (10%)
English (8%)
Irish (4%)
European (1%)
Italian (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 10,888 (86.8%)
Carpooled: 856 (6.8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 71 (0.6%)
Bicycle: 21 (0.2%)
Walked: 188 (1.5%)
Worked at home: 476 (3.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Fayette County, Ohio in 2000:
418 people in nursing homes
135 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Fayette County, Ohio in 2010:
435 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
113 people in other noninstitutional facilities
34 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
11 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $43,469.
5.58% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,339 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.58%
Ohio average:
4.72%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($21,585 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($5,754 average AGI)
Fayette County:
1.11%
Ohio average:
1.60%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,633 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.20%
Ohio average:
5.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.82% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($21,513 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($7,120 average AGI)
Fayette County:
1.38%
Ohio average:
2.02%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Births per 1000 population in Fayette County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Fayette County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fayette County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,885 (4,021 aged, 864 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 405 (5%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Fayette County, Ohio in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (497)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (409)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (342)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (155)
Unspecified dementia (141)
Pneumonia, unspecified (120)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (118)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (96)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.55 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,698 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 121 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44,249
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,358 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,064 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 25 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 110
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 126.6. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28,786
In family households: 23,762 (3,710 male householders, 4,106 female householders)
5,634 spouses, 7,650 children (7,057 natural, 134 adopted, 458 stepchildren), 841 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 278 parents, 291 other relatives, 1,142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,547 (1,941 male householders (1,571 living alone)), 1,970 female householders (1,676 living alone)), 627 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 452
Size of family households: 3,549 2-persons, 1,865 3-persons, 1,270 4-persons, 659 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,245 1-person, 597 2-persons, 61 3-persons.
3,159 married couples with children.
2,496 single-parent households (595 men, 1,901 women).
96.8% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $142,484,000 ($5,064 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,973,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,198,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,836,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,966,000 Federal grants: $38,052,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,014,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,418,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,654,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,854,000 Federal Government insurance: $39,391,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,925
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,835
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +51
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -341
Here:
-12 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Fayette County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.78 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 58
2010 to 2013: 138
2000 to 2009: 1,577
1990 to 1999: 1,675
1980 to 1989: 1,244
1970 to 1979: 1,759
1960 to 1969: 1,340
1950 to 1959: 1,240
1940 to 1949: 884
1939 or earlier: 2,744
Note: State values scaled to Fayette population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Ohio
Note: State values scaled to Fayette County population
no vehicle: 183
1 vehicle: 1,799
2 vehicles: 2,858
3 vehicles: 1,388
4 vehicles: 681
5+ vehicles: 251
no vehicle: 583
1 vehicle: 2,226
2 vehicles: 1,201
3 vehicles: 478
4 vehicles: 95
5+ vehicles: 40
84% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Ohio.
Fayette County:
84.2%
State average:
85.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 24,908
Other state: 3,317
Northeast: 546
Midwest: 630
South: 1,695
West: 445
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Fayette County
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