Fayette County, Pennsylvania

42 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 126,967
Median household income: $56,093
Median home value: $126,900

Fayette County, Pennsylvania counts 126,967 residents. 42 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,093 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fayette County's population declined 3.3% from 131,302 to 126,967, while its median household income rose 18.4% from $47,364 to $56,093.

Owners occupy 72.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 126,967
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,093
Median home value: $126,900
Median gross rent: $771
Housing units: 62,060
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

131,302126,967

Median household income

$47,364$56,093

Median home value

$101,500$126,900

Median gross rent

$675$771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	131,302	$47,364	$101,500	$675
2020	130,329	$49,075	$106,200	$684
2021	129,443	$51,321	$109,400	$717
2022	128,417	$55,579	$121,800	$754
2023	126,967	$56,093	$126,900	$771

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,213	4.9%
5 to 17	18,342	14.4%
18 to 24	8,790	6.9%
25 to 34	15,149	11.9%
35 to 44	14,268	11.2%
45 to 54	16,968	13.4%
55 to 64	19,091	15.0%
65 to 74	16,781	13.2%
75 and over	11,365	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,795	89.6%
Black or African American	5,083	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.0%
Asian	576	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	78	0.1%
Some other race	413	0.3%
Two or more races	5,273	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,707	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,402	10.0%
High school graduate	44,466	47.5%
Some college or associate's	22,031	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	11,552	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,171	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42,138	81.0%
Carpooled	3,941	7.6%
Public transit	694	1.3%
Walked	878	1.7%
Bicycle	47	0.1%
Worked from home	3,444	6.6%
Other means	881	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,458	31.8%
15 to 29 min	15,608	32.1%
30 to 44 min	8,203	16.9%
45 to 59 min	4,196	8.6%
60+ min	5,114	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 17.4% (21,411 of 122,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,426	60.8%
Nonfamily households	21,536	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54,962	88.6%
Vacant	7,098	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39,828	72.5%
Renter-occupied	15,134	27.5%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,674	73.6%
1-unit, attached	2,487	4.0%
2 to 4 units	3,919	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1,786	2.9%
20 or more units	1,690	2.7%
Mobile home & other	6,504	10.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 42051
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 791 sq mi
Water area: 7.97 sq mi
Center point: 39.9189, -79.6403