Fayette County, TN

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2024 Population
43,267
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
47.4
0.424% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
5.09% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$88,456
4.36% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$340,800
7.85% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
20,602
3.78% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fayette County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Fayette County, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fayette County, TN was $340,800, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%.

Most people in Fayette County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayette County, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fayette County, TN is home to a population of 43.3k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.02% of Fayette County, TN residents were born outside of the country (1.31k people).

In 2024, there were 2.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Fayette County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Fayette County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fayette County, TN was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayette County, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    28.4k ± 213
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    10.8k ± 317
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.6k ± 326
3.8%
Hispanic Population
1.65k people

In 2024, there were 2.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Fayette County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.8% of the people in Fayette County, TN are hispanic (1.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fayette County, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.02%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.31k people
2.72%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.16k people

As of 2024, 3.02% of Fayette County, TN residents (1.31k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fayette County, TN was 2.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,236 ± 228
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    633 ± 183
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    607 ± 183

Fayette County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fayette County, TN employs 20.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fayette County, TN were Manufacturing (2,675 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,640 people), and Retail Trade (2,394 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($99,939), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,612), and Finance & Insurance ($69,408).

Employment

Occupations

20.6k
2024 Value
± 1,012
3.78%
1 Year growth
± 6.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayette County, TN grew at a rate of 3.78%, from 19.9k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayette County, TN, are Management Occupations (2,511 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,403 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fayette County, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.6k
2024 Value
± 1,012
3.78%
1 Year growth
± 6.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayette County, TN grew at a rate of 3.78%, from 19.9k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayette County, TN, are Manufacturing (2,675 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,640 people), and Retail Trade (2,394 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayette County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Fayette County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,489
Median earning men ± $3,455
$42,459
Median earning women ± $2,237

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,696), Information ($86,047), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($116,118), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,082), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,292).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 58
    Retail Trade
  2. 58
    Construction
  3. 55
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $107k
    Manufacturing
  2. $77k
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  3. $66.7k
    Management of Companies and Enterprises

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fayette County, TN was $340,800 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $316,000 to $340,800, a 7.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Fayette County, TN is 81.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fayette County, TN have an average commute time of 34.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fayette County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.76% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.94%.

Housing

Property

$340,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,502
$14,014
Median Property Taxes
±$755

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fayette County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fayette County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.4%
Homeownership
2024
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.4% of the housing units in Fayette County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,456
Median Household Income
± $5,012
17.2k
Number of Households
± 878

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.2k households in Fayette County, TN grew to $88,456 from the previous year's value of $84,764.

The following chart displays the households in Fayette County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fayette County, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (12%)
  3. Carpooled (7.99%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Fayette County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (7.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fayette County, TN have a longer commute time (34.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.76% of the workforce in Fayette County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fayette County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fayette County, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.76% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.94%.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayette County, TN (4.4k out of 42.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fayette County, TN is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.5% of the children was living in poverty in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.4%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 258 in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 231 per 100,000 population.

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Health

92.6% of the population of Fayette County, TN has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, TN see 3,295 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,295 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3116 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3155 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,295 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fayette County, TN

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, TN see an average of 3,295 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,295 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fayette County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.44%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
16.4%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
1.14%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fayette County, TN declined by 6.32% from 7.95% to 7.44%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 71.9 in Fayette County, TN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.8% in Fayette County, TN.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 9.86% in Fayette County, TN.

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