Fayette County vs White County

A side-by-side comparison of Fayette County and White County: population, income, housing, and more.

Fayette County and White County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White County has the higher population (24,709 vs 23,390 in Fayette County). White County has the higher median household income ($66,143 vs $56,659 in Fayette County). White County has the higher median home value ($163,000 vs $114,800 in Fayette County).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette County	White County
Population	23,390	24,709
Median age	43.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,659	$66,143
Median home value	$114,800	$163,000
Median gross rent	$779	$853
Housing units	10,900	12,926
Homeownership rate	70.6%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette County	White County
Population	23,194 → 23,390 (+0.8%)	24,149 → 24,709 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$46,175 → $56,659 (+22.7%)	$54,576 → $66,143 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $114,800 (+40.2%)	$113,500 → $163,000 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $779 (+10.5%)	$706 → $853 (+20.8%)

Fayette County

Population

23,19423,390

Median household income

$46,175$56,659

Median home value

$81,900$114,800

Median gross rent

$705$779

White County

Population

24,14924,709

Median household income

$54,576$66,143

Median home value

$113,500$163,000

Median gross rent

$706$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette County	White County
Under 5	5.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.3%
75 and over	8.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette County	White County
No high school diploma	14.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette County	White County
Drove alone	82.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	2.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette County	White County
1-unit, detached	79.8%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Fayette County	White County
Poverty rate	16.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1961	1971