Fayette County, Indiana

Fayette County has a population of 23,334 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $130,700, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $59,321.

Home price
$130,700
Income
$59,321
Population
23,334
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$130,700county
Median gross rent$791county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198075.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,184county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$59,321county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate17.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.9%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government9.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.4%county
Economic output per resident$29,923county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths25.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3103county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible63.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population23,334county
Land area in square miles215county
People per square mile of land109.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.7%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents184county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in469county
Households that moved away512county
Average income of arriving households$42,719county
Average income of departing households$43,531county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.0 incounty
Annual snowfall26.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.01 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing124 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days184 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,123 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.1%county
Homes heated by propane11.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.4%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk48.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk33.5county
Landslide risk65.2county
Hail risk39.1county
Earthquake risk49.2county
Tornado risk68.2county
Tropical cyclone risk13.9county
Extreme heat risk26.6county
Winter weather risk22.8county
Strong wind risk59.7county
Wildfire risk4.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Fayette County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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