Fayette County, TN Demographic Data
Fayette County, TN Summary
Fayette County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 38,537
- Area: 706.24 sq. miles
- Land Area: 704.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 54.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 437.01 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fayette County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,807
51%
50.8
Male
19,264
49%
49.2
Total Population
39,071
323,128,000
Fayette County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,138
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,051
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,530
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,169
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,049
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,341
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,570
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,606
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,156
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,188
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,509
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,171
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
593
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,912
79.1%
77.2
Female
15,871
51.3%
51.3
Male
15,041
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
30,009
76.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,219
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,273
18.6%
15.2
Female
3,844
52.9%
55.8
Male
3,429
47.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Fayette County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
38,734
99.1%
96.8
White
27,171
69.5%
72.6
Black or African American
10,805
27.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
65
0.2%
0.8
Asian
257
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
18
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
36
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.0%
0.2
Korean
19
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
1
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
167
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
435
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
337
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
949
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
690
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
91
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
164
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
38,122
97.6%
82.2
Fayette County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,193
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,684
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,937
35.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,633
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,477
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,131
14.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,079
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,877
13.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
24,257
86.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,210
22.1%
31.2
Fayette County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,139
25.2%
33.7%
Now Married
18,045
55.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,218
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
704
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,246
6.9
5.8%
Fayette County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
35,809
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,124
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
617
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
249
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
193
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
65
0.2%
1.1%
Fayette County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,199
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
695
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,619
10.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,457
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,689
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,892
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,951
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,885
12.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
805
5.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
727
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
55,972
57,617
Per capita income
29,018
31,128
Fayette County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
381
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
873
5.1%
9.8
Construction
1,405
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,314
19.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
922
5.4%
6.6
Information
219
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,272
13.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,056
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,367
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
836
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
2,374
13.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,536
8.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
638
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,139
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,599
32.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,703
15.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,403
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,349
13.7%
18.1%
Fayette County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,001
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,710
86.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,403
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.0%
5.1
Walked
83
0.5%
2.7
Other means
126
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
678
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.9
26.6
Fayette County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
699
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,745
25.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,401
42.9%
37.1
3 or more
4,074
27.3%
21.0
Fayette County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,919
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,833
79.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,086
20.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,331
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Fayette County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,250
1 room
42
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
161
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
626
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,495
9.2%
16.5
5 rooms
3,553
21.9%
19.8
6 rooms
3,222
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,650
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,667
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,834
17.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fayette County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,250
1-unit, detached
13,137
80.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
156
1.0%
5.9
2-units
138
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
299
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
221
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
71
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
112
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
2,116
13.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fayette County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
576
3.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
255
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
609
3.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
973
6.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,501
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,112
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,675
22.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,862
29.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
594
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
93
0.6%
1.4%
Fayette County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,574
50.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,653
11.1%
4.7
Electricity
5,267
35.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
84
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
315
2.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
17
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.1%
1.1
Fayette County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,578
47295100.0
Less than $500
83
1.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
313
4.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
345
4.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
601
7.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,481
19.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,090
27.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,665
35.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,325
44.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,264
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
838
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
467
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,659
22.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Fayette County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,503
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
213
8.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
281
11.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
788
31.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,214
48.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
583
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
643
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
219
9.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
288
12.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
327
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
423
17.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
213
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
905
38.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
711
0.0%
0.0%
Fayette County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,833
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
853
7.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,946
16.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,813
15.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,807
15.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,938
24.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,850
15.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
543
4.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
83
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
183,000
205,000