Fayette County is a county of 23,334 people in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $130,700, having risen by half since 2000. The median age is 44.0, about 5 years above the US median. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $791 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,321, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fayette County
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 93.7%(−3.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population26,015 → 23,334(−10%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate10.8% → 17.9%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)13%(181)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(96)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.4%(591)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(40)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,394 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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Over time
Fayette County, decade by decade
Fayette County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,015
$61,358
$97,683
8.1%
5.8
2000
25,588
$70,753
$143,546
7.8%
7.8
2010
24,277
$53,282
$122,135
8.8%
8.9
2020
23,398
$57,529
$101,811
14.8%
14.3
2024
23,334
$59,321
$130,700
16.0%
15.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
