Fayette County, Tennessee

Fayette County has a population of 43,267 and has grown 8.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $340,800, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $88,456.

Home price
$340,800
Income
$88,456
Population
43,267
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$340,800county
Median gross rent$902county
Median year homes here were built1999county
Share of homes built before 198026.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,109county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,274county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,154county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,683county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$88,456county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate10.3%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 home12.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government11.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.9%county
Economic output per resident$47,244county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.33%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time34.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 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 station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths55.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher27.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2941county
Students per full-time teacher17.7county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
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 insurance7.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

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

Population43,267county
Land area in square miles704county
People per square mile of land61.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store8.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+8.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age47.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.0%county
Share of households that are one person24.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages4.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents269county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in1,596county
Households that moved away1,251county
Average income of arriving households$79,230county
Average income of departing households$70,255county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year356county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.9 incounty
Annual snowfall6.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.41 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F59 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing60 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,290 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband90.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.0county
Landslide risk68.6county
Hail risk25.4county
Earthquake risk95.3county
Tornado risk89.4county
Tropical cyclone risk50.2county
Extreme heat risk82.6county
Winter weather risk12.8county
Strong wind risk39.9county
Wildfire risk61.4county

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

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