Fayette County, Tennessee

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,653
Median household income: $84,764
Median home value: $316,000

Fayette County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 42,653. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $84,764 is above the Tennessee median ($67,097).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fayette County's population grew 6.2% from 40,164 to 42,653, while its median household income rose 39.6% from $60,711 to $84,764.

The median resident is 47.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,653
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $84,764
Median home value: $316,000
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 18,087
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,16442,653

Median household income

$60,711$84,764

Median home value

$206,700$316,000

Median gross rent

$739$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,164	$60,711	$206,700	$739
2020	40,612	$63,618	$218,600	$777
2021	41,584	$69,729	$234,200	$796
2022	42,228	$81,074	$282,600	$871
2023	42,653	$84,764	$316,000	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,073	4.9%
5 to 17	5,732	13.4%
18 to 24	2,857	6.7%
25 to 34	4,813	11.3%
35 to 44	4,752	11.1%
45 to 54	5,662	13.3%
55 to 64	7,220	16.9%
65 to 74	5,867	13.8%
75 and over	3,677	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,180	66.1%
Black or African American	11,447	26.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	270	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	123	0.3%
Two or more races	1,065	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,542	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,913	9.1%
High school graduate	10,548	33.0%
Some college or associate's	9,925	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,812	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,793	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,835	76.6%
Carpooled	2,071	10.7%
Public transit	22	0.1%
Walked	100	0.5%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,893	9.8%
Other means	445	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,640	15.1%
15 to 29 min	4,178	23.9%
30 to 44 min	5,005	28.6%
45 to 59 min	3,935	22.5%
60+ min	1,717	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 10.8% (4,564 of 42,169)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,093	72.3%
Nonfamily households	4,637	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,730	92.5%
Vacant	1,357	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,509	80.7%
Renter-occupied	3,221	19.3%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,106	83.5%
1-unit, attached	316	1.7%
2 to 4 units	325	1.8%
5 to 19 units	396	2.2%
20 or more units	71	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,873	10.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 47047
State: Tennessee
Land area: 704 sq mi
Water area: 1.43 sq mi
Center point: 35.1970, -89.4138