COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fayette County

Illinois · 20,893 residents · 716 sq mi

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Fayette County is a county of 20,893 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $33,400. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 32%. Median rent is $279 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,893

−4%vs 2000

vs 21,802 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

716 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,341)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,495)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,506)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,422)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,235)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(3,363)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(2,670)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,166)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,964)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,988)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,272)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(471)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,029

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,873 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,496

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,357 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,400

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$279

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $384 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(20,386)

Black4.9%(1,064)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(174)

Asian0.2%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(20,192)

Black2.9%(609)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(121)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0.3%(71)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(445)

South American0.1%(23)

Chilean0.1%(23)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

Cuban0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(14)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Thai0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(11)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

German26.1%(5,553)

English12.6%(2,683)

American11.3%(2,414)

Irish9.9%(2,104)

French2.5%(540)

Italian2.2%(466)

Scottish1.7%(356)

Polish1.5%(323)

Welsh0.9%(185)

Swedish0.8%(179)

Swiss0.7%(141)

Dutch0.6%(138)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(122)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(115)

Czech0.2%(47)

Norwegian0.2%(38)

French Canadian0.2%(35)

Finnish0.1%(29)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Russian0.1%(27)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(18)

Latvian0.1%(15)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Greek0%(9)

Arab0%(8)

Moroccan0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Portuguese0%(4)

Slovene0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Cape Verdean0%(3)

Lebanese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married34.8%(3,213)

Married50.5%(4,665)

Widowed4.1%(375)

Divorced10.7%(985)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(2,268)

Married50.8%(4,294)

Widowed10%(847)

Divorced12.3%(1,038)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% 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)21%(240)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18%(205)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(374)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,141 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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