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Fayette County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Fayette County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fayette County is a high-income suburban county of 125,107 residents, where 48.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median household income reaches $111,978—roughly double the national median. The labor force of roughly 59.6% participation skews toward experienced workers, with a median age of 43.4 and median worker earnings of $54,284, alongside a low 3.7% unemployment rate and a poverty rate of just 5.5%. The county has grown 8.4% over five years, with an 81.0% homeownership rate and median home values of $405,600 reflecting relatively high housing costs, while a mean commute of 32.2 minutes points to its orientation as a residential base for workers in the broader Atlanta metro.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

125,107

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$111,978

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+8.4% since 2018

Fayette County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone69,352 (56.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone31,267 (25.6%)
  • Asian Alone6,085 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,667 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,103 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,435 (3.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,416
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,897
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,467
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic901
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)698

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,979

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,050

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$52,188

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,020
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,184
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities7,119
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)5,781
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,103

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations29,006
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,463
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,119
  4. 4.Service Occupations7,030
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,519

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.21×)7,187
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.52×)1,590
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.22×)1,570
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)2,857
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.07×)5,217

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$405,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,787/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9997,917 (22.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9997,828 (21.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9997,770 (21.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,476 (9.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,699 (7.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,150 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,284

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone40,187 (71.7%)
  • Worked At Home10,367 (18.5%)
  • Carpooled3,625 (6.5%)
  • Other1,233 (2.2%)
  • Walked252 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit183 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.