Language Spoken At Home in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,687 | 100% |
English only | 19,254 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 433 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 187 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 242 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 88 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 156 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 24 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,894 | 100% |
American | 1,441 | 6.9% |
Arab | 11 | 0.1% |
Czech | 305 | 1.5% |
Danish | 122 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 648 | 3.1% |
English | 2,186 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 390 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 63 | 0.3% |
German | 10,509 | 50.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,966 | 14.2% |
Italian | 444 | 2.1% |
Lithuanian | 16 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,151 | 10.3% |
Polish | 220 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 30 | 0.1% |
Russian | 22 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 128 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 214 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 356 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 386 | 1.8% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 52 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,546 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,453 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,140 | 25.0% |
Married-couple family | 4,503 | 52.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,604 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 250 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 139 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 700 | 8.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 397 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 3,093 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,608 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 1,192 | 13.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,299 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,715 | 31.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,066 | 100% |
Householder | 8,546 | 42.6% |
Spouse | 4,511 | 22.5% |
Child | 5,393 | 26.9% |
Other relatives | 633 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 983 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 540 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,382 | 100% |
Never married | 2,448 | 29.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,587 | 54.7% |
Separated | 83 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 299 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 965 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,667 | 100% |
Never married | 1,927 | 22.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,675 | 53.9% |
Separated | 7 | 0.1% |
Widowed | 1,034 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 1,024 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 281 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 111 | 39.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 154 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 232 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 157 | 67.7% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 23.7% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 5.2% |
5 or more years | 90 | 38.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 157 | 100% |
Who are female | 106 | 67.5% |
Who are married | 96 | 61.1% |
School Enrollment in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,517 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 393 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 127 | 2.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,221 | 40.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,186 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,590 | 28.8% |
Educational Attainment in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,081 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 543 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,058 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,816 | 41.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,736 | 19.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,395 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,625 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 908 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.0% |
Veteran Status in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,159 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,783 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,528 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,767 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,726 | 100% |
With a disability | 173 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 11,979 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,312 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 3,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,282 | 33.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,649 | 100% |
Same house | 17,611 | 85.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,000 | 14.5% |
Same county | 1,704 | 8.3% |
Different county | 1,296 | 6.3% |
Same state | 891 | 4.3% |
Different state | 405 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 38 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,894 | 100% |
Native | 20,752 | 99.3% |
Born in United States | 20,735 | 99.2% |
State of residence | 17,293 | 82.8% |
Different state | 3,442 | 16.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 17 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 142 | 0.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 142 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 50 | 35.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 92 | 64.8% |
Year of Entry in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 159 | 100% |
Native | 17 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 17 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 142 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 21.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 112 | 78.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 142 | 100% |
Europe | 13 | 9.2% |
Asia | 77 | 54.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 3 | 2.1% |
Latin America | 22 | 15.5% |
Northern America | 27 | 19.0% |