Demographics of Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County, Pennsylvania had 123,021 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −5,564 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

123,021
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −5,564 people.; 45.4 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,236 ±$2,045
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, Pennsylvania's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fayette County, Pennsylvania'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, Pennsylvania's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fayette County, Pennsylvania'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	128,585	100.0	100.0
2021	127,159	98.9	100.2
2022	125,569	97.7	100.7
2023	124,645	96.9	101.6
2024	123,959	96.4	102.5
2025	123,021	95.7	103.1

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Population of Fayette County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	128,585	−235	−109	0	−137
2021	127,159	−1,426	−1,004	+32	−539
2022	125,569	−1,590	−1,172	+87	−448
2023	124,645	−924	−910	+156	−139
2024	123,959	−686	−951	+99	+185
2025	123,021	−938	−1,226	+54	+230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±0.2: for men 43.3 ±0.5 and for women 47.5 ±0.4. 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	5,973 ±99	4.7% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,248 ±681	14.5% ±0.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,817 ±538	7.0% ±0.4	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	29,261 ±691	23.2% ±0.5	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	35,141 ±760	27.9% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	28,557 ±960	22.7% ±0.8	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,236 ±$2,045, and income per person $32,739 ±$951, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	12,539 ±829	22.7% ±1.5	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,616 ±795	21.1% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,574 ±735	17.3% ±1.3	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,280 ±660	13.2% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,310 ±662	15.1% ±1.2	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,516 ±301	6.4% ±0.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,347 ±373	4.3% ±0.7	11.8% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	20,489 ±1,353	16.8% ±1.1	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,162 ±683	22.2% ±2.7	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,956 ±762	16.1% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,371 ±520	14.6% ±1.4	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fayette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	62,158 ±136	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±1.1	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.4% ±1.3	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.6% ±1.2	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,200 ±$5,445	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$793 ±$18	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±2	1965 ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,822 ±0	1.4% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	112,234 ±525	89.1% ±0.4	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,881 ±529	3.9% ±0.4	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	570 ±96	0.5% ±0.1	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	43 ±20	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	35 to 159	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	303 ±142	0.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,047 ±733	4.8% ±0.6	3.6% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	103,716 ±1,146	82.3% ±0.9	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,223 ±1,115	16.1% ±0.9	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	439 ±196	0.3% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,619 ±309	1.3% ±0.2	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	821 ±216	0.7% ±0.2	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	798 ±200	0.6% ±0.2	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fayette County among the counties of Pennsylvania

27th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Fayette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	160,652	+3.0%
Centre County	157,393	−0.4%
Lebanon County	146,380	+2.2%
Schuylkill County	145,085	+1.5%
Cambria County	128,968	−3.2%
Fayette County	123,021	−4.3%
Blair County	119,541	−2.5%
Lycoming County	112,587	−1.3%
Mercer County	107,860	−2.4%
Adams County	107,594	+3.6%
Northumberland County	89,920	−1.8%

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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