Fayette County, Ohio

Fayette County has a population of 28,876 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $170,700, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $63,275.

Home price
$170,700
Income
$63,275
Population
28,876
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$170,700county
Median gross rent$822county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198066.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$992county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$836county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,273county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$63,275county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate15.5%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 home5.5%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government13.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$78,333county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.94%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport143035county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station63 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths38.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher14.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment4322county
Students per full-time teacher19.2county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population28,876county
Land area in square miles406county
People per square mile of land71.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.5%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages4.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents180county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in711county
Households that moved away724county
Average income of arriving households$45,148county
Average income of departing households$46,195county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year81county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings2.5%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing115 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days190 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use915 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.8%county
Homes heated by propane11.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk42.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk65.9county
Landslide risk35.4county
Hail risk49.3county
Earthquake risk57.7county
Tornado risk43.3county
Tropical cyclone risk33.1county
Extreme heat risk46.3county
Winter weather risk32.7county
Strong wind risk33.6county
Wildfire risk5.1county

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 Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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