2022 population: 125,755 ( 10,851 from 2010 , 3,061 from 2020)
Land area: 790.8 square miles
Population density: 159.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	114,537	91.08%	9.7%
Black:	5,890	4.68%	6.1%
Indian:	200	0.16%	24.2%
Asian:	725	0.58%	72.6%
2+ races:	2,536	2.02%	47.2%
Hispanic:	1,867	1.48%	78.0%

Total non-White:	11,218	8.92%	15.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,744	10.7
Deaths:	4,819	18.7
Net Migration:	-1,116	-4.3
Net Immigration:	104	0.4

Change in White population:	-12,351	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,500	1.1

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
136,606
126,888	92.89%
6,270	4.59%
161	0.12%
420	0.31%
1,723	1.26%
1,049	0.77%
9,718	7.11%

2000
148,644
141,265	95.04%
5,191	3.49%
157	0.11%
332	0.22%
1,019	0.69%
564	0.38%
7,379	4.96%

1990
145,351
139,247	95.80%
5,359	3.69%
139	0.10%
168	0.12%
n/a
438	0.30%
6,104	4.20%

1980
159,417
152,555	95.70%
5,817	3.65%
129	0.08%
303	0.19%
n/a
588	0.37%
6,862	4.30%

1970
154,667
147,806	95.56%
6,658	4.30%
47	0.03%
82	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
6,861	4.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
13,490	9.1
16,470	11.1
-2,283	-1.5
150	0.1

-14,377	-9.7
2,339	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
17,451	12.0
18,255	12.6
-1,173	-0.8
210	0.1

2,018	1.4
1,275	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
19,366	12.1
18,068	11.3
-14,345	-9.0
n/a

-13,308	-8.3
-758	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-687	-0.4
n/a

4,749	3.1
1	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayette County, PA

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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
Number	Percent
45.2
24,644	19.6%
101,111	80.4%
28,050	22.3%

54,937
2.25

33,848	61.6%
24,759	73.1%
2,593	7.7%
21,089	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
27,680	20.3%
108,926	79.7%
24,580	18.0%

55,997
2.36

37,068	66.2%
26,866	72.5%
3,729	10.1%
18,929	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
33,734	22.7%
114,910	77.3%
27,029	18.2%

60,047
2.43

41,440	69.0%
31,741	76.6%
3,874	9.3%
18,607	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
35,139	24.2%
110,212	75.8%
26,169	18.0%

55,938
2.57

41,206	73.7%
32,544	79.0%
3,154	7.7%
14,732	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
44,223	27.7%
115,194	72.3%
22,642	14.2%

56,659
2.79

43,818	77.3%
36,258	82.7%
2,793	6.4%
12,841	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Fayette County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,570	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,861	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,454	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,859	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,558	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,957	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,144	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,472	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,306	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,721	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,483	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,931	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,048	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,257	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,097	5.6%
$200,000 or more	2,219	4.0%

Median Household Income	55,579
Per Capita Income	31,498

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,018	9.1%
Public Assistance	2,655	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,984	23.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	49,338	63.5%
Unemployed	3,870	5.0%
In Armed Forces	15	0.0%

Total Labor Force	53,223	68.5%
Not in Labor Force	24,517	31.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,123	17,034	55.4%
Non-Profit	1,418	4,088	25.8%
Self-Employed	2,981	1,411	67.9%

Local Government	1,250	1,956	39.0%
State Government	1,530	802	65.6%
Federal Government	399	273	59.4%

Total Private + Self	24,104	18,445	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,597	7,119	39.2%
Total	28,701	25,564	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,360	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,915	20.1%
Professional, Technical	10,838	19.9%
Service Occupations	10,084	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	102	0.2%
All others	16,166	29.7%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,466	19.3%
Retail trade	7,203	13.2%
Manufacturing	5,499	10.1%
Construction	4,260	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,252	7.8%
Educational services	4,212	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,366	6.2%
Other services	2,389	4.4%
Public administration	2,383	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,152	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,719	3.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,573	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,068	2.0%
Finance and insurance	1,038	1.9%
Utilities	876	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	714	1.3%
Information	467	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	455	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	261	0.5%
Management	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	711	0.55%
Puerto Rican	609	0.47%
Cuban	15	0.01%
Dominican	16	0.01%

Total Central American	80	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	26	0.02%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	18	0.01%
Salvadoran	36	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	21	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	13	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	328	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	221	0.17%
Filipino	167	0.13%
Chinese	136	0.11%
Korean	62	0.05%
Hmong	22	0.02%
Mongolian	13	0.01%
Japanese	13	0.01%
Burmese	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	118,466	97.1%
Spanish	1,318	1.1%
Other Indo-European	554	0.5%
German, other Germanic	362	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	358	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	243	0.2%
Arabic	191	0.2%
Other Asian	140	0.1%
Other	129	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,955	20.2%
Irish	20,194	15.7%
Italian	16,746	13.0%
English	13,038	10.2%
Polish	10,136	7.9%
American	6,265	4.9%
Slovak	6,192	4.8%
Hungarian	2,696	2.1%
Dutch	2,686	2.1%
Scottish	1,815	1.4%
Russian	1,619	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,592	1.2%
French	1,460	1.1%
Czech	1,262	1.0%
Croatian	1,252	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	127,340	99.2%
Not a citizen	1,077	0.8%

Native	126,363	98.4%
Foreign-born	2,054	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,294	2.4%	7,322	7.7%	45,298	47.9%	22,068	23.3%	11,625	12.3%	6,018	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,294	2.4%
9-12 Years	7,322	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,298	47.9%
Some College	22,068	23.3%
Bach. Degree	11,625	12.3%
Grad Degree	6,018	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	54,759	50,050	4,709	8.6%	5.5%
1991	55,833	50,319	5,514	9.9%	6.9%
1992	56,737	50,811	5,926	10.4%	7.5%
1993	56,721	51,297	5,424	9.6%	6.9%
1994	57,064	51,456	5,608	9.8%	6.3%
1995	57,174	51,664	5,510	9.6%	5.9%
1996	57,505	52,752	4,753	8.3%	5.5%
1997	58,435	53,609	4,826	8.3%	5.1%
1998	58,009	53,802	4,207	7.3%	4.7%
1999	58,309	54,246	4,063	7.0%	4.5%

2000	64,760	61,038	3,722	5.7%	4.2%
2001	65,391	61,318	4,073	6.2%	4.8%
2002	65,350	60,743	4,607	7.0%	5.6%
2003	65,087	60,085	5,002	7.7%	5.7%
2004	65,733	60,776	4,957	7.5%	5.4%
2005	65,286	60,716	4,570	7.0%	5.0%
2006	65,666	61,408	4,258	6.5%	4.7%
2007	65,728	61,852	3,876	5.9%	4.6%
2008	66,605	62,231	4,374	6.6%	5.3%
2009	66,002	60,005	5,997	9.1%	8.0%

2010	59,315	53,111	6,204	10.5%	8.2%
2011	59,530	53,657	5,873	9.9%	7.8%
2012	60,095	54,255	5,840	9.7%	7.7%
2013	59,477	53,934	5,543	9.3%	7.1%
2014	58,427	53,772	4,655	8.0%	5.9%
2015	58,414	53,952	4,462	7.6%	5.4%
2016	58,506	53,815	4,691	8.0%	5.3%
2017	57,386	53,348	4,038	7.0%	5.0%
2018	56,849	53,407	3,442	6.1%	4.4%
2019	56,931	53,463	3,468	6.1%	4.5%

2020	56,337	49,743	6,594	11.7%	9.1%
2021	55,721	51,139	4,582	8.2%	6.0%
2022	55,125	51,763	3,362	6.1%	4.4%
2023	54,806	52,315	2,491	4.5%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,005
Median Value	$121,800

Occupied	54,937	88.6%
Vacant	7,068	11.4%

Owned	40,370	73.5%
Rented	14,567	26.5%
Median Rent	$754

Single-Family Units	48,199	77.7%
Detached	45,423	73.3%
Attached	2,776	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,272	5.3%
Mobile Homes	6,713	10.8%

Fayette County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayette County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Fayette County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fayette County, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fayette County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Fayette County, PA