Fayette County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 119,29291.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,4884.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,1322.4%Two or more races
  • 1,7181.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4930.4%Asian alone
  • 2050.2%Some other race alone
  • 800.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 300.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $171,462

Here:	$171,462
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $59,571

Here:	$59,571
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $45,520

Here:	$45,520
State:	$189,304

Mobile homes: $55,494

Here:	$55,494
State:	$62,605

Health of residents in Fayette County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Fayette County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,503 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,144 (1.4%)

Area name: Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $601 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $894 a month.

Cities in this county include: Uniontown, Connellsville, Masontown, Oliver, Leith-Hatfield, Brownsville, East Uniontown, South Connellsville, Fairchance, Hopwood.

2018 air pollution in Fayette County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carbon County, Utah , Cass County, Illinois , Hancock County, Indiana , Montgomery County , Johnson County, Nebraska , Piatt County, Illinois .

Current college students: 4,864
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,435 (38.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6932010 or later
• 1472000 to 2009
• 3001990 to 1999
• 1231980 to 1989
• 601970 to 1979
• 440Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,618
• One, attached: 3,116
• Two: 2,063
• 3 or 4: 2,135
• 5 to 9: 1,686
• 10 to 19: 256
• 20 to 49: 681
• 50 or more: 716
• Mobile homes: 6,797

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 18,815 (386 second mortgage, 1,770 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,058

Religion statistics for Fayette County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fayette County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4149: October 01, 2013, FEMA Id: 4149, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Pennsylvania Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1085: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1085, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Pennsylvania Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: January 04, 1994 to February 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1015: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1015, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.25% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,533 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.12% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($24,413 average AGI)
1.13% relocated from other states ($15,119 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.13%
Pennsylvania average:	1.90%

from Westmoreland County, PA	0.88% ($36,068 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA	0.38% ($45,384)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.33% ($31,460)
from Monongalia County, WV	0.18% ($49,688)
from Greene County, PA	0.15% ($33,577)
from Somerset County, PA	0.07% ($37,243)

3.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,141 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($174 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.04%
Pennsylvania average:	0.04%

2.26% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($25,240 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($17,727 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.48%
Pennsylvania average:	2.27%

to Westmoreland County, PA	0.97% ($42,431 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA	0.42% ($32,405)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.39% ($56,922)
to Greene County, PA	0.11% ($39,404)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.10% ($66,880)
to Somerset County, PA	0.09% ($30,980)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 26,177 (9,003 living alone), Female householders: 28,778 (9,599 living alone)

• 22,831 spouses (22,640 opposite-sex spouses), 4,460 unmarried partners, (4,202 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,970 children (29,717 natural, 645 adopted, 608 stepchildren), 2,936 grandchildren, 498 brothers or sisters, 1,702 parents, 989 foster children, 1,604 other relatives, 3,146 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,183

Size of family households: 16,735 2-persons, 7,242 3-persons, 5,959 4-persons, 1,611 5-persons, 407 6-persons, 336 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,602 1-person, 3,489 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 364 4-persons, 46 5-persons.

13,221 married couples with children.
6,412 single-parent households (2,070 men, 4,342 women).

96.6% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,178,195,000 ($8,089 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,383,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $490,778,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $338,962,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,361,000
Federal grants: $293,141,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,539,000 ($8,162,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $31,414,000 ($3,803,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,429,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,899,000
Federal Government insurance: $60,980,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.51 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• 1,1492014 or later
• 5742010 to 2013
• 3,9752000 to 2009
• 4,6671990 to 1999
• 4,2841980 to 1989
• 7,9351970 to 1979
• 5,5651960 to 1969
• 8,5051950 to 1959
• 6,5021940 to 1949
• 20,9121939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• 1041 room
• 1382 rooms
• 3603 rooms
• 4,0894 rooms
• 6,9785 rooms
• 9,0416 rooms
• 7,2997 rooms
• 5,1288 rooms
• 5,7369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• 731 room
• 2522 rooms
• 1,8503 rooms
• 4,3874 rooms
• 4,3335 rooms
• 2,2206 rooms
• 8587 rooms
• 1,3048 rooms
• 8059+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• 104no bedroom
• 8281 bedroom
• 9,2192 bedrooms
• 21,2823 bedrooms
• 6,0364 bedrooms
• 1,4045+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• 73no bedroom
• 2,9581 bedroom
• 7,0962 bedrooms
• 4,7503 bedrooms
• 1,0474 bedrooms
• 1585+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,470no vehicle
• 11,9891 vehicle
• 15,3422 vehicles
• 6,6333 vehicles
• 1,9294 vehicles
• 1,5105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,530no vehicle
• 9,1561 vehicle
• 2,9512 vehicles
• 2693 vehicles
• 304 vehicles
• 1465+ vehicles

90.9% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 107,968
• Other state: 18,152
• Northeast: 2,316
• Midwest: 3,167
• South: 11,167
• West: 1,502

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 8,694
• Number of aged recipients: 528
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,166
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,386
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,894
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,414
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,489
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,296

Fayette County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"