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Fayette County

County in Kentucky. 323,725 residents. 735 km² of land (284 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$1,164USD per month, ± $18

Kentucky $967, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$836 ± $63
1 bedroom$959 ± $20
2 bedrooms$1,178 ± $24
3 bedrooms$1,499 ± $48
4 bedrooms$1,651 ± $296
5 or more bedrooms$1,398 ± $497

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$293,500USD, ± $5,552

Kentucky $205,600, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$31.00$1,240$5,373USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Kentucky $29.05$1,162$5,035, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $21.43$857$3,7142024: $31.00$1,240$5,373

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

204,412jobs

2014: 184,3892024: 204,412

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$31.73$1,269$5,49927,2001,309
Accommodation and food services$12.35$494$2,14120,701898
Retail trade$18.80$752$3,25919,5771,173
Professional, scientific, and technical services$43.60$1,744$7,55713,6291,239
Administrative and support and waste management services$20.53$821$3,55812,515491
Manufacturing$39.58$1,583$6,86011,026216
Construction$37.18$1,487$6,44410,816638
Transportation and warehousing$25.48$1,019$4,4168,868197
Wholesale trade$40.65$1,626$7,0466,866362
Other services (except public administration)$24.18$967$4,1906,484853
Finance and insurance$49.48$1,979$8,5766,052629
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$16.20$648$2,8083,698208
Management of companies and enterprises$44.23$1,769$7,6663,65469
Real estate and rental and leasing$26.08$1,043$4,5203,132608
Information$41.80$1,672$7,2452,382184
Educational services$19.78$791$3,4282,058138
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$26.95$1,078$4,6711,81634
Utilities$53.95$2,158$9,35132321
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction$38.43$1,537$6,66018216

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

9,295establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

28.7per 1,000 residents

Kentucky 20.8, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Kentucky

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Kentucky

People

Population

323,725people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

440.3people per km²

Kentucky 44.3, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

15.9%% of people aged 5 and over

Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only84.1%256,723 ± 2,078
Spanish7.6%23,292 ± 932
Other Indo-European languages1.8%5,456 ± 988
Other and unspecified languages1.5%4,519 ± 1,148
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages1.1%3,315 ± 478
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)0.9%2,756 ± 511
Arabic0.9%2,705 ± 841
French, Haitian or Cajun0.9%2,614 ± 733
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.4%1,343 ± 478
German or other West Germanic languages0.3%960 ± 260
Korean0.3%838 ± 351
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%576 ± 262
Vietnamese0.1%235 ± 142

2020–2024. Of 305,332 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.