Demographics of Fayette County, Alabama

Fayette County, Alabama had 15,872 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −459 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fayette County, in four figures

15,872
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −459 people.; 43.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,488 ±$7,267
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Fayette County, Alabama's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fayette County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Fayette County, Alabama's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fayette County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,331	100.0	100.0
2021	16,125	98.7	100.2
2022	16,044	98.2	100.7
2023	15,966	97.8	101.6
2024	15,921	97.5	102.5
2025	15,872	97.2	103.1

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Population of Fayette County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,331	+5	−11	0	+14
2021	16,125	−206	−138	0	−78
2022	16,044	−81	−148	0	+75
2023	15,966	−78	−54	−2	−20
2024	15,921	−45	−85	−3	+43
2025	15,872	−49	−89	−4	+43

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±0.8: for men 43.1 ±1.1 and for women 43.5 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fayette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	752 ±66	4.7% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,658 ±228	16.6% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,298 ±262	8.1% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,671 ±315	22.9% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,165 ±281	25.9% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,509 ±305	21.9% ±1.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,488 ±$7,267, and income per person $29,795 ±$4,103, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fayette County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,627 ±299	26.0% ±4.6	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,513 ±280	24.2% ±4.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,007 ±207	16.1% ±3.2	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	656 ±145	10.5% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	936 ±217	15.0% ±3.4	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	279 ±104	4.5% ±1.7	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	237 ±87	3.8% ±1.4	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fayette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	3,446 ±583	21.8% ±3.7	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,118 ±313	32.8% ±8.3	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,623 ±358	20.7% ±4.4	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	705 ±177	15.5% ±3.8	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fayette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fayette County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	7,810 ±23	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.1% ±3.5	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.9% ±3.4	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.4% ±2.9	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.6% ±3.7	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,900 ±$14,825	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$667 ±$88	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fayette County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24 to 276	0.1% to 1.7%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,362 ±84	83.2% ±0.5	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,777 ±222	11.1% ±1.4	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	657 ±235	4.1% ±1.5	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fayette County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	12,508 ±403	77.9% ±2.5	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,417 ±376	21.3% ±2.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 92	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15 to 149	0.1% to 0.9%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15 to 149	0.1% to 0.9%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Fayette County among the counties of Alabama

53rd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Fayette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marengo County	18,311	−5.0%
Pickens County	18,221	−3.9%
Macon County	18,132	−6.8%
Butler County	18,100	−4.8%
Cleburne County	15,970	+6.0%
Fayette County	15,872	−2.8%
Hale County	15,194	+2.9%
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%
Lamar County	13,587	−2.6%
Crenshaw County	13,175	< +0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026