Fayette County vs Ohio County

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

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

Ohio County has the higher population (41,904 vs 39,987 in Fayette County). Ohio County has the higher median household income ($57,867 vs $52,672 in Fayette County). Ohio County has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $104,200 in Fayette County).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette County	Ohio County
Population	39,987	41,904
Median age	44.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,672	$57,867
Median home value	$104,200	$165,300
Median gross rent	$777	$823
Housing units	19,134	21,179
Homeownership rate	75.7%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette County	Ohio County
Population	43,576 → 39,987 (-8.2%)	42,143 → 41,904 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$41,394 → $52,672 (+27.2%)	$50,584 → $57,867 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$91,300 → $104,200 (+14.1%)	$123,900 → $165,300 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $777 (+21.6%)	$667 → $823 (+23.4%)

Fayette County

Population

43,57639,987

Median household income

$41,394$52,672

Median home value

$91,300$104,200

Median gross rent

$639$777

Ohio County

Population

42,14341,904

Median household income

$50,584$57,867

Median home value

$123,900$165,300

Median gross rent

$667$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette County	Ohio County
Under 5	4.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.5%	13.1%
75 and over	8.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette County	Ohio County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	4.5%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette County	Ohio County
No high school diploma	13.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	45.0%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette County	Ohio County
Drove alone	77.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	11.7%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	1.7%
Walked	2.8%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.1%	6.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette County	Ohio County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Fayette County	Ohio County
Poverty rate	18.8%	15.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1972	1957