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Fayette County, TN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Memphis, TN-AR-MS
Designated Market Area: Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 43,630   ( 5,217 from 2010 , 1,628 from 2020)
Land area: 704.8 square miles
Population density: 61.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:29,253 67.05% 11.7%
Black:11,82427.10% 10.1%
Indian:1660.38% 56.6%
Asian:3550.81% 87.8%
2+ races:4861.11% 60.9%
Hispanic:1,5463.54% 80.2%
Total non-White:14,37732.95% 17.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:923 11.0
Deaths:1,24314.8
Net Migration: 1,98123.6
Net Immigration: 00.0
Change in White population:3,060 8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:2,157 5.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
38,413
26,19368.19%
10,74227.96%
1060.28%
1890.49%
3020.79%
8582.23%
12,22031.81%

2000
28,806
17,85861.99%
10,31235.80%
500.17%
630.22%
2160.75%
2981.03%
10,94838.01%

1990
25,559
14,05654.99%
11,19643.80%
580.23%
190.07%
n/a
2300.90%
11,50345.01%

1980
25,305
12,43349.13%
12,52349.49%
160.06%
40.02%
n/a
3271.29%
12,87250.87%

1970
22,692
8,79838.77%
13,86161.08%
10.00%
40.02%
n/a
260.11%
13,894 61.23%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,148 14.4
2,90010.1
8,75130.4
830.3
8,335 28.9
1,272 4.4
1990's
NumberRate
3,815 14.9
2,61210.2
6,09323.8
290.1
3,802 14.9
-555 -2.2
1980's
NumberRate
4,055 16.0
2,278 9.0
-1,301 -5.1
n/a
1,623 6.4
-1,369 -5.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-352 -1.6
n/a
3,635 16.0
-1,022 -4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayette County, TN
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
46.8
7,752 17.8%
35,878 82.2%
9,271 21.2%
16,416
2.54
11,907 72.5%
9,268 77.8%
752 6.3%
4,509 27.5%

2010
NumberPercent
41.9
8,878 23.1%
29,535 76.9%
5,714 14.9%
14,505
2.62
11,029 76.0%
8,448 76.6%
788 7.1%
3,476 24.0%

2000
NumberPercent
38.0
7,406 25.7%
21,400 74.3%
3,774 13.1%
10,468
2.71
8,028 76.7%
6,216 77.4%
685 8.5%
2,440 23.3%

1990
NumberPercent
32.2
7,670 30.0%
17,889 70.0%
3,320 13.0%
8,465
2.97
6,741 79.6%
5,175 76.8%
653 9.7%
1,724 20.4%

1980
NumberPercent
27.4
8,825 34.9%
16,480 65.1%
3,222 12.7%
7,437
3.35
6,256 84.1%
5,057 80.8%
564 9.0%
1,181 15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Fayette County, TN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units17,772 
Median Value$282,600 
Occupied16,41692.4%
Vacant1,3567.6%
Owned13,39281.6%
Rented3,02418.4%
Median Rent$871 
Single-Family Units15,01784.5%
    Detached14,79783.3%
    Attached2201.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units3682.1%
Mobile Homes1,98411.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fayette County, TN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005093.1%
$10,000 to $14,9994432.7%
$15,000 to $19,9995563.4%
$20,000 to $24,9998084.9%
$25,000 to $29,9996463.9%
$30,000 to $34,9995783.5%
$35,000 to $39,9995023.1%
$40,000 to $44,9993542.2%
$45,000 to $49,9997714.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991,1927.3%
$60,000 to $74,9991,2917.9%
$75,000 to $99,9992,29814.0%
$100,000 to $124,9991,96512.0%
$125,000 to $149,9991,1957.3%
$150,000 to $199,9991,67010.2%
$200,000 or more1,63810.0%
Median Household Income81,074 
Per Capita Income40,613 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state98 
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,1477.0%
Public Assistance1861.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,86511.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed17,41168.6%
Unemployed1,0244.0%
In Armed Forces240.1%
Total Labor Force18,45972.8%
Not in Labor Force6,90627.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,3715,93055.4%
Non-Profit42985233.5%
Self-Employed1,50984364.2%
Local Government72677148.5%
State Government31327753.1%
Federal Government23520453.5%
Total Private + Self8,8806,77356.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7032,10444.7%
Total10,5838,87754.4%
Pct. Govt.13.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,17216.3%
Sales and Office Occupations3,99320.5%
Professional, Technical4,06620.9%
Service Occupations2,40112.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1490.8%
All others5,83030.0%
White Collar 57.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,66713.7%
Health care and social assistance2,40212.3%
Retail trade2,12810.9%
Transportation and warehousing1,7809.1%
Construction1,7569.0%
Other services1,1766.0%
Educational services1,1535.9%
Public administration9785.0%
Professional, scientific, technical9634.9%
Wholesale trade9614.9%
Finance and insurance7964.1%
Accommodation and food services7293.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7133.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing3301.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2981.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2201.1%
Information2101.1%
Utilities1931.0%
Management90.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fayette County, TN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,1392.70%
Puerto Rican550.13%
Cuban390.09%
Dominican370.09%
Total Central American310.07%
Costa Rican10.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran30.01%
Nicaraguan170.04%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran100.02%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American260.06%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian80.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian140.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan40.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic80.02%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1520.36%
Filipino360.09%
Burmese360.09%
Chinese310.07%
Japanese70.02%
Thai70.02%
Indian60.01%
Korean30.01%
Taiwanese10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English38,81596.5%
Spanish9782.4%
Vietnamese1150.3%
Arabic890.2%
Chinese710.2%
German, other Germanic550.1%
Other Indo-European220.1%
Other Asian210.1%
Tagalog170.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish4,53810.7%
English4,40810.4%
American4,27810.1%
German3,2017.6%
Italian1,3133.1%
Scottish7921.9%
European7761.8%
Scotch-Irish7221.7%
French4651.1%
Welsh3230.8%
Dutch3100.7%
British2420.6%
Polish2000.5%
Scandinavian1420.3%
Ukrainian990.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen41,69498.7%
Not a citizen5341.3%
Native41,19797.6%
Foreign-born1,0312.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fayette County, TN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
805 2.6%2,266 7.2%10,363 32.9%10,000 31.7%5,475 17.4%2,620 8.3%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 805 2.6%
9-12 Years 2,266 7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 10,363 32.9%
Some College 10,000 31.7%
Bach. Degree 5,475 17.4%
Grad Degree 2,620 8.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Fayette County, TN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 11,425 10,651 774 6.8% 5.3%
1991 11,267 10,526 741 6.6% 6.6%
1992 11,469 10,509 960 8.4% 6.5%
1993 11,473 10,636 837 7.3% 5.8%
1994 11,661 11,075 586 5.0% 4.8%
1995 12,207 11,577 630 5.2% 5.2%
1996 12,944 12,326 618 4.8% 5.2%
1997 13,731 12,954 777 5.7% 5.3%
1998 14,175 13,600 575 4.1% 4.3%
1999 14,670 14,139 531 3.6% 4.0%
2000 13,976 13,356 620 4.4% 3.9%
2001 14,551 13,785 766 5.3% 4.5%
2002 14,937 14,045 892 6.0% 5.1%
2003 15,275 14,358 917 6.0% 5.5%
2004 15,557 14,586 971 6.2% 5.3%
2005 15,919 14,846 1,073 6.7% 5.5%
2006 17,156 16,072 1,084 6.3% 5.3%
2007 17,882 16,807 1,075 6.0% 4.6%
2008 18,208 16,873 1,335 7.3% 6.5%
2009 18,088 16,147 1,941 10.7% 10.1%
2010 18,845 16,941 1,904 10.1% 9.8%
2011 18,726 16,919 1,807 9.6% 9.1%
2012 18,394 16,809 1,585 8.6% 8.0%
2013 18,196 16,630 1,566 8.6% 7.8%
2014 17,862 16,568 1,294 7.2% 6.6%
2015 17,907 16,808 1,099 6.1% 5.6%
2016 18,294 17,369 925 5.1% 4.7%
2017 18,550 17,809 741 4.0% 3.7%
2018 18,959 18,255 704 3.7% 3.5%
2019 19,533 18,828 705 3.6% 3.4%
2020 18,987 17,774 1,213 6.4% 7.5%
2021 19,264 18,428 836 4.3% 4.5%
2022 19,197 18,524 673 3.5% 3.4%
2023 19,008 18,318 690 3.6% 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com