Fayette County, Texas

Fayette County has a population of 25,042 and has grown 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $293,900, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $75,854.

Home price
$293,900
Income
$75,854
Population
25,042
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$293,900county
Median gross rent$988county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,019county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$882county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,388county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$75,854county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate8.6%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 home9.2%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.0%county
Economic output per resident$85,585county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.89%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10678073county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 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 station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths115.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher27.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3755county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible53.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution57 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population25,042county
Land area in square miles950county
People per square mile of land26.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store16.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.3%county
Second languages17.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls83.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents246county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in765county
Households that moved away635county
Average income of arriving households$91,248county
Average income of departing households$68,447county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year22county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature72.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F147 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing14 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days278 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 22county
Average first fall frostNov 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,201 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.0%county
Homes heated by propane15.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband80.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk64.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.7county
Landslide risk29.4county
Hail risk65.8county
Earthquake risk22.1county
Tornado risk70.8county
Tropical cyclone risk80.6county
Extreme heat risk58.6county
Winter weather risk42.9county
Strong wind risk49.2county
Wildfire risk49.7county

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

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