Adams County vs Fayette County

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

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

Fayette County has the higher population (28,880 vs 27,510 in Adams County). Fayette County has the higher median household income ($60,047 vs $49,521 in Adams County). Fayette County has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $157,500 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Fayette County
Population	27,510	28,880
Median age	42.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,521	$60,047
Median home value	$157,500	$162,200
Median gross rent	$700	$807
Housing units	12,737	12,694
Homeownership rate	71.0%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Fayette County
Population	27,776 → 27,510 (-1.0%)	28,620 → 28,880 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$39,079 → $49,521 (+26.7%)	$47,308 → $60,047 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $157,500 (+49.6%)	$113,500 → $162,200 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $700 (+21.5%)	$718 → $807 (+12.4%)

Adams County

Population

27,77627,510

Median household income

$39,079$49,521

Median home value

$105,300$157,500

Median gross rent

$576$700

Fayette County

Population

28,62028,880

Median household income

$47,308$60,047

Median home value

$113,500$162,200

Median gross rent

$718$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Fayette County
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.0%
75 and over	7.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Fayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Fayette County
No high school diploma	14.8%	14.2%
High school graduate	45.2%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Fayette County
Drove alone	84.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.7%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	4.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Fayette County
1-unit, detached	70.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	21.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Fayette County
Poverty rate	20.3%	16.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1982	1970