Demographics of Fayette County, Indiana

Fayette County, Indiana had 23,533 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +168 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

23,533
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +168 people.; 44.0 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,321 ±$3,870
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, Indiana's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fayette County, Indiana'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, Indiana's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fayette County, Indiana'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	23,365	100.0	100.0
2021	23,394	100.1	100.2
2022	23,368	100.0	100.7
2023	23,377	100.1	101.6
2024	23,580	100.9	102.5
2025	23,533	100.7	103.1

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Population of Fayette County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	23,365	−38	−17	0	−20
2021	23,394	+29	−148	+4	+158
2022	23,368	−26	−183	+13	+154
2023	23,377	+9	−82	+15	+81
2024	23,580	+203	−62	+26	+243
2025	23,533	−47	−88	+20	+20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±1.7: for men 42.9 ±1.8 and for women 44.1 ±1.1. 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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,253 ±46	5.4% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,883 ±269	16.6% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,840 ±270	7.9% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,213 ±288	22.3% ±1.2	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,346 ±302	27.2% ±1.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,799 ±384	20.6% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,321 ±$3,870, and income per person $30,876 ±$1,568, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,970 ±296	20.9% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,883 ±305	20.0% ±3.2	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,045 ±332	21.7% ±3.5	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,094 ±211	11.6% ±2.2	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,505 ±269	16.0% ±2.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	590 ±159	6.3% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	335 ±108	3.6% ±1.1	8.2% ±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	Indiana	United States
All ages	4,082 ±644	17.9% ±2.8	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,208 ±250	24.4% ±4.6	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,117 ±394	17.9% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	757 ±208	12.5% ±3.4	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fayette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fayette County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	10,905 ±27	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.4% ±2.5	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.6% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.1% ±2.1	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.9% ±2.8	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,700 ±$10,435	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$791 ±$36	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±4	1976 ±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	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	161 to 475	0.7% to 2.0%	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,873 ±234	93.7% ±1.0	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	316 ±139	1.4% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	771 ±264	3.3% ±1.1	3.8% ±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	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	17,358 ±496	74.4% ±2.1	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,585 ±476	23.9% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 56	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	366 ±149	1.6% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	90 to 292	0.4% to 1.3%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 334	0.1% to 1.4%	3.7% ±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 Indiana

65th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Fayette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clay County	26,410	−0.1%
White County	25,164	+2.0%
Scott County	25,053	+2.8%
Posey County	24,988	−0.8%
Randolph County	24,438	+0.1%
Fayette County	23,533	+0.7%
Starke County	23,425	+0.1%
Franklin County	23,286	+2.2%
Owen County	21,886	+2.6%
Sullivan County	20,831	+0.1%
Carroll County	20,655	+1.6%

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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