Language Spoken At Home in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,945 | 100% |
English only | 26,227 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 718 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 268 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 396 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 177 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 162 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 140 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 20 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,931 | 100% |
American | 3,975 | 13.7% |
Arab | 148 | 0.5% |
Czech | 77 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 679 | 2.3% |
English | 2,799 | 9.7% |
French (except Basque) | 590 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 56 | 0.2% |
German | 5,907 | 20.4% |
Greek | 36 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 132 | 0.5% |
Irish | 3,263 | 11.3% |
Italian | 769 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 34 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 43 | 0.1% |
Polish | 68 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.0% |
Russian | 20 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 225 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 659 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 17 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 99 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 13 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 254 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,474 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,510 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,121 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,486 | 47.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,819 | 15.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 589 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 371 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,435 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 931 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 3,964 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 3,258 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 1,333 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,542 | 30.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,031 | 26.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,356 | 100% |
Householder | 11,474 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 5,508 | 19.4% |
Child | 8,284 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 1,339 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,751 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,013 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,259 | 100% |
Never married | 3,290 | 29.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,725 | 50.8% |
Separated | 369 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 378 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,497 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,815 | 100% |
Never married | 2,330 | 19.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,952 | 50.4% |
Separated | 418 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 1,154 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 1,961 | 16.6% |
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 | 480 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 112 | 23.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 153 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 618 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 294 | 47.6% |
Less than 1 year | 51 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 44 | 7.1% |
3 or 4 years | 10 | 1.6% |
5 or more years | 189 | 30.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 294 | 100% |
Who are female | 174 | 59.2% |
Who are married | 182 | 61.9% |
School Enrollment in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,561 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 451 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 400 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,100 | 47.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,554 | 23.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,056 | 16.1% |
Educational Attainment in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,512 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 855 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,720 | 13.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,643 | 44.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,546 | 18.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,140 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,676 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 932 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.4% |
Veteran Status in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,798 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,314 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,456 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,689 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 7,125 | 100% |
With a disability | 375 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 17,255 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,665 | 15.4% |
65 years and over | 4,076 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,649 | 40.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,444 | 100% |
Same house | 23,687 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,710 | 16.6% |
Same county | 2,843 | 10.0% |
Different county | 1,867 | 6.6% |
Same state | 1,537 | 5.4% |
Different state | 330 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 47 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,931 | 100% |
Native | 28,541 | 98.7% |
Born in United States | 28,440 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 24,832 | 85.8% |
Different state | 3,608 | 12.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 101 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 390 | 1.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 390 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 101 | 25.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 289 | 74.1% |
Year of Entry in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 491 | 100% |
Native | 101 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 101 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 390 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 17 | 4.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 373 | 95.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fayette County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 390 | 100% |
Europe | 69 | 17.7% |
Asia | 116 | 29.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 196 | 50.3% |
Northern America | 9 | 2.3% |