Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County has a population of 125,997 and has shrunk 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $143,200, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $58,236.

Home price
$143,200
Income
$58,236
Population
125,997
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$143,200county
Median gross rent$793county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198074.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$944county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,299county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,077county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,661county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$58,236county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%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 home7.1%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$43,194county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.12%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8017county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station8.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.0%county
Traffic deaths61.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(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 higher19.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county39county
Public school enrollment15340county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible79.5%county
Elementary schools22county
Middle schools9county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

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

Population125,997county
Land area in square miles791county
People per square mile of land159.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.4%county
Population change since 2020-4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.7%county
Share of households that are one person33.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents179county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,860county
Households that moved away1,938county
Average income of arriving households$50,954county
Average income of departing households$59,101county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year196county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days172 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use852 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil24.5%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk90.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.0county
Landslide risk87.1county
Hail risk74.7county
Earthquake risk60.7county
Tornado risk68.8county
Tropical cyclone risk60.1county
Extreme heat risk44.1county
Winter weather risk58.2county
Strong wind risk66.1county
Wildfire risk45.2county

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

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