COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fayette County

Tennessee · 25,559 residents · 704 sq mi

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Fayette County is a county of 25,559 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 24.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $51,900. Median rent is $241 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,559

−11%vs 2000

vs 28,806 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−15%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

704 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202443K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(1,996)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,165)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,107)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,122)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,539)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(3,939)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(3,516)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,655)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(2,200)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(1,777)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,301)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(242)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,199

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,627

−46%vs 2000

vs $17,969 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.1%

+9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,900

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

25.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62%(17,858)

Black35.8%(10,312)

Hispanic / Latino1%(298)

Asian0.2%(61)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.5%(14,175)

Black44.2%(11,293)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(230)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0.3%(72)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(1,311)

Central American0.2%(69)

South American0.1%(58)

Nicaraguan0.1%(44)

Puerto Rican0.1%(38)

Cuban0.1%(38)

Colombian0.1%(36)

Dominican0.1%(35)

Spaniard0.1%(25)

Honduran0%(13)

Peruvian0%(12)

Salvadoran0%(8)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0%(7)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Costa Rican0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(155)

Chinese0.1%(49)

Filipino0.1%(43)

Burmese0.1%(23)

Sri Lankan0%(15)

Asian Indian0%(13)

Korean0%(3)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(26)

Ancestry

English13.2%(5,698)

Irish11.1%(4,817)

American8.3%(3,581)

German7.8%(3,379)

Italian2.7%(1,185)

Scottish1.9%(834)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(579)

French1.2%(532)

Welsh0.8%(337)

Dutch0.7%(290)

British0.3%(148)

Norwegian0.3%(147)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.3%(109)

Polish0.2%(101)

Danish0.2%(99)

Ukrainian0.2%(96)

Swedish0.2%(93)

Russian0.2%(79)

Greek0.2%(70)

Iraqi0.1%(64)

Portuguese0.1%(50)

West Indian0.1%(48)

Subsaharan African0.1%(43)

Croatian0.1%(38)

Palestinian0.1%(36)

Slovak0.1%(34)

French Canadian0.1%(30)

Swiss0.1%(27)

Haitian0.1%(27)

Czech0%(21)

Hungarian0%(19)

Lithuanian0%(19)

Nigerian0%(19)

Canadian0%(18)

Romanian0%(16)

Belgian0%(11)

Lebanese0%(9)

Armenian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(5)

Australian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

Iranian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.5%

−15.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.3 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 27.5 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 married28.5%(5,193)

Married58.6%(10,675)

Widowed3.4%(628)

Divorced9.4%(1,707)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(4,391)

Married55.9%(10,469)

Widowed11.5%(2,154)

Divorced9.2%(1,728)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)18.6%(607)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.1%(985)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(1,327)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,269 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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