Fayette County vs Schuylkill County

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

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

Schuylkill County has the higher population (143,259 vs 126,967 in Fayette County). Schuylkill County has the higher median household income ($66,901 vs $56,093 in Fayette County). Schuylkill County has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $126,900 in Fayette County).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
Population	126,967	143,259
Median age	45.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,093	$66,901
Median home value	$126,900	$140,400
Median gross rent	$771	$842
Housing units	62,060	67,292
Homeownership rate	72.5%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
Population	131,302 → 126,967 (-3.3%)	142,674 → 143,259 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$47,364 → $56,093 (+18.4%)	$52,280 → $66,901 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$101,500 → $126,900 (+25.0%)	$102,100 → $140,400 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $771 (+14.2%)	$703 → $842 (+19.8%)

Fayette County

Population

131,302126,967

Median household income

$47,364$56,093

Median home value

$101,500$126,900

Median gross rent

$675$771

Schuylkill County

Population

142,674143,259

Median household income

$52,280$66,901

Median home value

$102,100$140,400

Median gross rent

$703$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
Under 5	4.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.1%
75 and over	9.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	87.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
No high school diploma	10.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	47.5%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
Drove alone	81.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.5%
Public transit	1.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.6%	6.2%
Other means	1.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
1-unit, detached	73.6%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	26.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Fayette County	Schuylkill County
Poverty rate	17.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1958	1944