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Fayette County, IL


Designated Market Area: St. Louis, MO-IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 21,305   ( 835 from 2010 , 187 from 2020)
Land area: 716.4 square miles
Population density: 29.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:18,997 89.17% 7.7%
Black:1,4506.81% 49.6%
Indian:500.23% 51.5%
Asian:860.40% 68.6%
2+ races:2100.99% 9.4%
Hispanic:5122.40% 68.4%
Total non-White:2,30810.83% 48.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:529 12.3
Deaths:59313.8
Net Migration: -142-3.3
Net Immigration: 40.1
Change in White population:-1,588 -7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:753 3.4




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
22,140
20,58592.98%
9694.38%
330.15%
510.23%
1920.87%
3041.37%
1,5557.02%

2000
21,802
20,38693.51%
1,0644.88%
250.11%
410.19%
1030.47%
1740.80%
1,4166.49%

1990
20,893
20,15596.47%
5672.71%
290.14%
210.10%
n/a
1210.58%
7383.53%

1980
22,167
21,61097.49%
3051.38%
310.14%
320.14%
n/a
1840.83%
5572.51%

1970
20,752
20,44098.50%
2521.21%
60.03%
70.03%
n/a
360.17%
312 1.50%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,292 10.5
2,20810.1
-849-3.9
180.1
199 0.9
139 0.6
1990's
NumberRate
2,557 12.2
2,49712.0
1,1205.4
420.2
231 1.1
678 3.2
1980's
NumberRate
2,853 12.9
2,474 11.2
-1,494 -6.7
n/a
-1,455 -6.6
181 0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
917 4.4
n/a
1,170 5.6
245 1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayette County, IL
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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
42.1
4,332 20.3%
16,973 79.7%
4,118 19.3%
7,678
2.64
4,980 64.9%
4,049 81.3%
366 7.3%
2,698 35.1%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
4,976 22.5%
17,164 77.5%
3,580 16.2%
8,311
2.45
5,648 68.0%
4,432 78.5%
474 8.4%
2,663 32.0%

2000
NumberPercent
37.4
5,166 23.7%
16,636 76.3%
3,467 15.9%
8,159
2.45
5,692 69.8%
4,609 81.0%
391 6.9%
2,467 30.2%

1990
NumberPercent
35.3
5,194 24.9%
15,699 75.1%
3,731 17.9%
7,759
2.51
5,557 71.6%
4,801 86.4%
320 5.8%
2,202 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
33.1
6,060 27.3%
16,107 72.7%
3,758 17.0%
7,995
2.64
6,059 75.8%
5,342 88.2%
331 5.5%
1,936 24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fayette County, IL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units8,839 
Median Value$111,500 
Occupied7,67886.9%
Vacant1,16113.1%
Owned6,11679.7%
Rented1,56220.3%
Median Rent$716 
Single-Family Units6,98479.0%
    Detached6,91478.2%
    Attached700.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units2122.4%
Mobile Homes1,17813.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fayette County, IL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004195.5%
$10,000 to $14,9994375.7%
$15,000 to $19,9993184.1%
$20,000 to $24,9994896.4%
$25,000 to $29,9994976.5%
$30,000 to $34,9994245.5%
$35,000 to $39,9993794.9%
$40,000 to $44,9992763.6%
$45,000 to $49,9994365.7%
$50,000 to $59,9996578.6%
$60,000 to $74,9997599.9%
$75,000 to $99,9997149.3%
$100,000 to $124,9997539.8%
$125,000 to $149,9994035.2%
$150,000 to $199,9994475.8%
$200,000 or more2703.5%
Median Household Income51,962 
Per Capita Income28,392 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3955.1%
Public Assistance2923.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,09414.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed8,27163.1%
Unemployed3492.7%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force8,62065.7%
Not in Labor Force4,49334.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,3462,79954.5%
Non-Profit10226327.9%
Self-Employed70048159.3%
Local Government21739835.3%
State Government34516268.0%
Federal Government969650.0%
Total Private + Self4,0463,28055.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.76091945.3%
Total4,8064,19953.4%
Pct. Govt.14.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts94910.5%
Sales and Office Occupations2,00922.3%
Professional, Technical1,53517.0%
Service Occupations1,64018.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2052.3%
All others2,87931.9%
White Collar 49.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade1,31214.6%
Health care and social assistance1,16012.9%
Manufacturing1,14612.7%
Construction6927.7%
Public administration6397.1%
Accommodation and food services6106.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5305.9%
Educational services5165.7%
Other services4985.5%
Transportation and warehousing4635.1%
Finance and insurance3153.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2302.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2202.4%
Wholesale trade1651.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1561.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1461.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction951.1%
Utilities600.7%
Information560.6%
Management30.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4051.89%
Puerto Rican360.17%
Cuban80.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American160.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean160.07%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic270.13%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese690.32%
Filipino280.13%
Thai30.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English19,13494.5%
Spanish5672.8%
German, other Germanic2331.2%
Chinese690.3%
Other540.3%
Other Asian460.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic360.2%
Other Indo-European340.2%
Arabic340.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German5,16224.0%
American2,76112.9%
English2,22210.4%
Irish1,8448.6%
Italian6573.1%
French5672.6%
Scottish3611.7%
Polish2471.2%
Swedish2061.0%
Scotch-Irish1810.8%
Dutch1570.7%
British1500.7%
Swiss1020.5%
European930.4%
Welsh750.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen21,29999.2%
Not a citizen1650.8%
Native21,10198.3%
Foreign-born3631.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fayette County, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
626 4.1%1,411 9.3%6,159 40.5%4,757 31.3%1,629 10.7%625 4.1%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 626 4.1%
9-12 Years 1,411 9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,159 40.5%
Some College 4,757 31.3%
Bach. Degree 1,629 10.7%
Grad Degree 625 4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Fayette County, IL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 9,636 8,788 848 8.8% 6.3%
1991 9,893 9,053 840 8.5% 7.3%
1992 10,185 9,259 926 9.1% 7.9%
1993 10,321 9,513 808 7.8% 7.5%
1994 10,037 9,385 652 6.5% 5.8%
1995 9,968 9,406 562 5.6% 5.2%
1996 10,132 9,560 572 5.6% 5.3%
1997 10,522 9,962 560 5.3% 4.8%
1998 10,994 10,362 632 5.7% 4.5%
1999 10,845 10,202 643 5.9% 4.4%
2000 10,267 9,652 615 6.0% 4.4%
2001 10,059 9,405 654 6.5% 5.4%
2002 9,842 9,174 668 6.8% 6.6%
2003 9,885 9,118 767 7.8% 6.7%
2004 10,064 9,298 766 7.6% 6.2%
2005 10,192 9,541 651 6.4% 5.7%
2006 10,199 9,625 574 5.6% 4.6%
2007 10,305 9,651 654 6.3% 5.1%
2008 10,222 9,406 816 8.0% 6.5%
2009 10,094 8,972 1,122 11.1% 10.2%
2010 11,220 10,083 1,137 10.1% 10.5%
2011 11,155 10,124 1,031 9.2% 9.8%
2012 10,645 9,687 958 9.0% 9.0%
2013 10,118 9,192 926 9.2% 9.1%
2014 9,753 9,007 746 7.6% 7.2%
2015 9,718 9,078 640 6.6% 6.0%
2016 9,786 9,149 637 6.5% 5.9%
2017 9,688 9,159 529 5.5% 5.0%
2018 9,825 9,318 507 5.2% 4.4%
2019 9,935 9,519 416 4.2% 4.0%
2020 9,700 8,977 723 7.5% 9.5%
2021 9,842 9,324 518 5.3% 6.1%
2022 9,677 9,261 416 4.3% 4.6%
2023 9,723 9,247 476 4.9% 4.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com