Fayette County Population

1830–2026

125.56K

2026 projection

5.1% since 2020 (increase)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.

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Population by year

Population estimates for Fayette County. Annual change is shown as a percentage. Growth is the total change since the preceding observation.
2026125,561+4050.32%
2025125,156+4050.32%
2024124,751+1,2160.98%
2023123,535+1,4291.17%
2022122,106+1,3201.09%
2021120,786+1,2791.07%
2020119,507+4,8624.24%
2019114,645+1,3121.16%
2018113,333+7070.63%
2017112,626+1,3321.20%

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Fayette County Demographics

43.4median age

Median age

Female44.5 yrs
Male42.3 yrs

Adults

94,744
24,467 seniors (65+) · 26% of adults70,277 other adults

Sex

Female 51.4% · 62,826Male 48.6% · 59,418

Population by age

MaleFemale85+ years, male: 1,12485+ years, female: 1,93280–84 years, male: 1,18780–84 years, female: 1,42275–79 years, male: 1,92075–79 years, female: 2,35970–74 years, male: 2,81870–74 years, female: 3,82565–69 years, male: 3,96065–69 years, female: 3,92060–64 years, male: 3,99360–64 years, female: 4,24955–59 years, male: 4,48455–59 years, female: 4,84550–54 years, male: 4,08150–54 years, female: 4,38445–49 years, male: 3,92645–49 years, female: 4,18840–44 years, male: 4,20540–44 years, female: 3,67935–39 years, male: 2,81335–39 years, female: 4,00930–34 years, male: 2,68430–34 years, female: 2,83125–29 years, male: 2,83725–29 years, female: 2,76320–24 years, male: 3,60720–24 years, female: 3,53415–19 years, male: 4,77015–19 years, female: 4,48010–14 years, male: 4,67010–14 years, female: 5,2955–9 years, male: 3,6495–9 years, female: 2,5750–4 years, male: 2,6900–4 years, female: 2,53685+80–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–42K2K4K4K

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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101

Race and ethnicity

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Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 1,222 people).

Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002

Fayette County Income

$111,978median household income

Median household income

$111,978

Half of households earn more, half earn less

Median earnings

$65,495

Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.

Poverty rate

5.6%

About 1 in 18 residents

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Tables S1901, S1501, S1701

Fayette County Marital Status

58% of residents age 15 and older are married.

MarriedNever married
Overall
Male
Female
Marital status of residents age 15 and older
StatusOverallMaleFemale
Married58%61%54%
Never married27%29%24%
Divorced9%7%11%
Widowed6%3%9%
Separated<1%<1%<1%

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201

Sources

8 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau

Population

American Community Survey, 2024 5-year