Campbell County vs Fayette County

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

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

Fayette County has the higher population (42,653 vs 39,568 in Campbell County). Fayette County has the higher median household income ($84,764 vs $50,260 in Campbell County). Fayette County has the higher median home value ($316,000 vs $169,500 in Campbell County).

Population, income & housing

	Campbell County	Fayette County
Population	39,568	42,653
Median age	44.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,260	$84,764
Median home value	$169,500	$316,000
Median gross rent	$715	$883
Housing units	20,370	18,087
Homeownership rate	67.3%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbell County	Fayette County
Population	39,797 → 39,568 (-0.6%)	40,164 → 42,653 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$39,803 → $50,260 (+26.3%)	$60,711 → $84,764 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$104,400 → $169,500 (+62.4%)	$206,700 → $316,000 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$614 → $715 (+16.4%)	$739 → $883 (+19.5%)

Campbell County

Population

39,79739,568

Median household income

$39,803$50,260

Median home value

$104,400$169,500

Median gross rent

$614$715

Fayette County

Population

40,16442,653

Median household income

$60,711$84,764

Median home value

$206,700$316,000

Median gross rent

$739$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbell County	Fayette County
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.8%
75 and over	8.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbell County	Fayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	66.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	26.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbell County	Fayette County
No high school diploma	17.1%	9.1%
High school graduate	41.6%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbell County	Fayette County
Drove alone	82.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.8%
Other means	0.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbell County	Fayette County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	2.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Campbell County	Fayette County
Poverty rate	19.2%	10.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1984	1997