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Fayette County, PA

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

AI Overview

Fayette County is a small southwestern Pennsylvania county of roughly 127,000 residents with a predominantly blue-collar workforce — only 18.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.0% have a high school diploma — and median worker earnings of $39,766 against a low cost base where the median home value is $126,900 and median gross rent runs $771/month. The labor market shows strain, with a 6.7% unemployment rate, a 54.1% labor force participation rate, and a poverty rate of 17.4%. The county has lost 4.0% of its population over the past five years and carries a median age of 45.4, reflecting an older, contracting resident base.

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

Population

123,941

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$58,236

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone112,746 (89.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,932 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,788 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,058 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone673 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone582 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,190
  2. 2.Other Indo-European450
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic351
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)333
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic285

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,328

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,406

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,990
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)6,693
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)5,399
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,175
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities4,606

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,501
  2. 2.Service Occupations10,305
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations9,991
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,396
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,736

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.13×)1,808
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)4,356
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)6,860
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.15×)4,218
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)14,062

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$126,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,665 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9993,996 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,559 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,378 (8.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,923 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,680 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone41,790 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled3,802 (7.3%)
  • Worked At Home3,689 (7.1%)
  • Walked1,131 (2.2%)
  • Other924 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit495 (1.0%)

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.