County population in 2014: 134,086 (52% urban, 48% rural); it was 148,644 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 20,361 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 19,886 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 43,859 Renter-occupied apartments: 15,750 (it was 16,110 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
30%
Land area: 790 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 170 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Fayette County: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (20.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $40,495 ($27,451 in 1999)
This county:
$40,495
Pennsylvania:
$55,702
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $455 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $586)
This county:
$455
State:
$709
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $96,300 (it was $60,600 in 2000)
Fayette:
$96,300
Pennsylvania:
$170,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,200 - $163,100
Mean price in 2015:
Detached houses: $135,259
Here:
$135,259
State:
$233,967
Townhouses or other attached units: $92,026
Here:
$92,026
State:
$171,258
In 2-unit structures: $97,583
Here:
$97,583
State:
$159,964
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $54,932
Here:
$54,932
State:
$187,323
Mobile homes: $42,187
Here:
$42,187
State:
$59,475
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,009 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $389
Institutionalized population: 3,030
Health of residents in Fayette County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average. 64.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average. 49.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 98.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 60.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average. Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is about average. Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,407 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,024 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.8%
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.2% for Black residents, 37.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.9% for American Indian residents, 6.2% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 41.9% for other race residents, 44.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.8%
Fayette County:
20.8%
Pennsylvania:
13.2%
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.6% for Black residents, 35.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.5% for American Indian residents, 6.2% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 36.2% for other race residents, 40.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 45 years old
(Males: 43 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 46 years old, American Indian residents: 52 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 16 years old, Other race residents: 21 years old)
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.
Current college students: 4,864 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 837 (62% naturalized citizens)
Fayette County:
0.6%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 110
1990 to 1994: 104
1985 to 1989: 95
1980 to 1984: 28
1975 to 1979: 24
1970 to 1974: 36
1970 to 1974: 56
1965 to 1969: 384
Note: State values scaled to Fayette County population
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: 44,875
One, attached: 3,488
Two: 3,064
3 or 4: 2,288
5 to 9: 2,035
10 to 19: 656
20 or more: 1,500
Mobile homes: 8,354
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 230
Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 16,824 (1,800 second mortgage, 2,513 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 17,294
Here:
49.3% with mortgage
State:
62.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Fayette County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
24,544
29
Mainline Protestant
20,117
103
Evangelical Protestant
13,148
109
Other
1,434
9
Black Protestant
931
8
Orthodox
344
6
None
76,088
-
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: 36
Fayette County:
2.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
This county:
0.90 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
Fayette County:
2.29 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 89
This county:
6.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Fayette County:
11.8%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Fayette County:
32.0%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.1%
State:
11.5%
Agriculture in Fayette County:
Average size of farms: 128 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21,824 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $169.19 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.80% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,722 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.57% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.15% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,543 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.74% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.70 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 21.02% Corn for grain: 7588 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 363 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1134 harvested acres Vegetables: 656 harvested acres Land in orchards: 94 acres
Earthquake activity:
Fayette County-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 112.0 miles away from Fayette County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 136.6 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 256.9 miles away from the county center On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 148.6 miles away from the county center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 196.5 miles away from Fayette County center On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 190.9 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:
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
Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3105: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Fayette County (14) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Snowstorms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
3.16% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,976 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.16%
Pennsylvania average:
4.54%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.97% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($22,247 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($12,729 average AGI)
Fayette County:
1.19%
Pennsylvania average:
2.07%
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: 11.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1 Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.1
Births per 1000 population in Fayette County
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 2014: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Fayette County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fayette County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 4.6%
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: 31,000 (24,760 aged, 6,240 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,613 (9%)
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, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,607)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,882)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (857)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (770)
Unspecified dementia (665)
Congestive heart failure (635)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (584)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (481)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.06 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,334 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 236 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,118
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 967 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,106 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 36.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 21.5
Other - 14.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 121.2. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 87.0
Other - 34.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 132,390
In family households: 110,217 (25,597 male householders, 11,471 female householders)
26,866 spouses, 36,191 children (33,736 natural, 778 adopted, 1,677 stepchildren), 3,182 grandchildren, 994 brothers or sisters, 1,061 parents, 1,064 other relatives, 3,091 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22,173 (8,495 male householders (6,952 living alone)), 10,434 female householders (9,326 living alone)), 3,244 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,216 (3,030 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 17,572 2-persons, 9,034 3-persons, 6,476 4-persons, 2,631 5-persons, 867 6-persons, 488 7-or-more-persons.
21,716 married couples with children.
8,515 single-parent households (1,942 men, 6,573 women).
96.9% of residents of Fayette County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
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:
Births: 7,823
Here:
54 per 1000 residents
State:
61 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 9,565
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
54 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +102
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -686
Here:
-5 per 1000 residents
State:
-2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Fayette County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.51 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 389
2010 to 2013: 703
2000 to 2009: 4,217
1990 to 1999: 5,121
1980 to 1989: 6,032
1970 to 1979: 8,156
1960 to 1969: 4,396
1950 to 1959: 7,531
1940 to 1949: 4,863
1939 or earlier: 21,571
Note: State values scaled to Fayette population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Note: State values scaled to Fayette County population
no vehicle: 3,036
1 vehicle: 13,330
2 vehicles: 18,077
3 vehicles: 6,706
4 vehicles: 2,025
5+ vehicles: 685
no vehicle: 3,881
1 vehicle: 7,777
2 vehicles: 3,616
3 vehicles: 695
4 vehicles: 69
5+ vehicles: 72
71% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.
Fayette County:
71.1%
State average:
64.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 130,086
Northeast: 1,676
Midwest: 4,327
South: 10,222
West: 1,118
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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