Fayette County, Kentucky

Fayette County has a population of 323,725 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $293,500, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $69,479.

Home price
$293,500
Income
$69,479
Population
323,725
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$293,500county
Median gross rent$1,164county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented46.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,551county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,079county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,743county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$69,479county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate14.9%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 home12.2%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.5%county
Economic output per resident$89,300county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time20.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths31.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher48.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county73county
Public school enrollment42142county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible50.3%county
Elementary schools41county
Middle schools12county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians120county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county7county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

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

Population323,725county
Land area in square miles284county
People per square mile of land1140.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores71county
Convenience stores19county
Share living far from a food store17.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.9%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age35.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.7%county
Share of households that are one person35.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.9%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents97county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in8,921county
Households that moved away9,496county
Average income of arriving households$58,700county
Average income of departing households$68,774county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,052county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings51.8%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.8 incounty
Annual snowfall25.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F30 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing90 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.8%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk92.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.0county
Landslide risk14.0county
Hail risk93.1county
Earthquake risk93.0county
Tornado risk98.0county
Tropical cyclone risk57.0county
Extreme heat risk87.0county
Winter weather risk96.4county
Strong wind risk95.1county
Wildfire risk26.9county

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 teams1county
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 Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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