COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fayette County

Alabama · 17,962 residents · 628 sq mi

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Fayette County is a county of 17,962 people in Alabama. The typical home is worth $37,500. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $230 a month at the median. 20.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,962

−3%vs 2000

vs 18,495 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

628 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,047)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,242)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,424)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,484)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,093)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(2,534)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,512)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(2,032)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,682)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,569)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,075)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(268)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,844

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,539 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,864

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,439 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,500

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$230

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $283 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

23.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(15,994)

Black11.9%(2,199)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(152)

Asian0.2%(28)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(15,655)

Black12.3%(2,206)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(127)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0.4%(80)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(83)

South American0.4%(64)

Peruvian0.4%(64)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(97)

Chamorro0.1%(22)

Ancestry

American22.1%(3,554)

English12.3%(1,969)

Irish7.5%(1,197)

German3%(477)

Italian2.2%(356)

Scottish1.9%(302)

French0.9%(145)

Subsaharan African0.7%(106)

Nigerian0.7%(106)

Danish0.5%(80)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(79)

Swedish0.4%(68)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.4%(65)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(65)

Croatian0.4%(64)

Norwegian0.4%(59)

Polish0.3%(51)

Welsh0.1%(24)

Greek0.1%(18)

Czech0.1%(16)

Dutch0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0%(3)

British0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.6%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 20.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.2%(1,546)

Married59.4%(3,792)

Widowed4%(254)

Divorced12.3%(787)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(1,764)

Married49.5%(3,436)

Widowed12.8%(889)

Divorced12.4%(859)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.2%(156)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(195)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(341)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 773 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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