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Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Fayette County had 123,021 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 4.5% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. It holds 68 places (19 cities, villages and boroughs, 24 towns and townships and 25 census-designated) and 36 census tracts. GEOID 42051.

Fayette County is one of the 8 counties of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

123,021

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 128,804 · ACS 2020-2024: 125,997

Median household income

$58,236

±$2,045 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$143,200

±$5,445 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$793

±$18 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

How many people live in Fayette County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 128,804 residents in Fayette County. The Census Bureau estimates 123,021 for July 1, 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 125,997 over 791 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −1,426 (127,159)
2021→2022 −1,590 (125,569)
2022→2023 −924 (124,645)
2023→2024 −686 (123,959)
2024→2025 −938 (123,021)

Fayette County in Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	125,997	13,018,639	−5,305
Households	55,182±708	5,274,853	no clear change
Average household size	2.20±0.03	2.39	−0.10
Housing units	62,158±136	5,806,452	−1,637

Fayette County's population since 2000

From 148,644 in 2000 to 123,021 in 2025: down 17.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 148,644
2005 (estimate) 142,447
2010 Census 136,606
2015 (estimate) 133,272
2020 Census 128,804
2025 (estimate) 123,021

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County holds 68 places: 19 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 24 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 25 census-designated places. The largest is North Union Township, Fayette County with 11,368 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Fayette County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

North Union Township, Fayette County	township	11,828	11,592±61	$54,336	$139,900	18.8%	100%
South Union Township	township	10,890	10,620±32	$77,708	$209,300	8.3%	100%
Uniontown	city	9,984	9,742±29	$35,454	$87,700	27.8%	100%
Connellsville	city	7,031	6,849±39	$45,721	$122,900	16.3%	100%
Bullskin Township	township	6,740	6,600±18	$69,814	$187,400	8.7%	100%
Dunbar Township	township	6,672	6,529±26	$60,917	$166,500	18.0%	100%
Georges Township	township	6,346	6,213±26	$90,443	$148,500	12.2%	100%
Luzerne Township	township	5,586	5,409±24	$57,827	$128,500	16.8%	100%
Redstone Township	township	5,079	4,981±38	$59,954	$90,800	12.0%	100%
German Township	township	4,669	4,563±23	$61,834	$123,200	7.6%	100%
Menallen Township, Fayette County	township	4,098	4,048±28	$64,013	$161,200	17.4%	100%
Washington Township, Fayette County	township	3,894	3,787±27	$39,744	$135,200	31.0%	100%
Wharton Township, Fayette County	township	3,355	3,332±14	$71,667	$225,200	28.7%	100%
Masontown	borough	3,276	3,201±18	$53,676	$126,300	31.7%	100%
Saltlick TownshipGEOID 4205167640	township	3,037	2,980±13	$72,210	$162,500	6.5%	100%
Springfield Township, Fayette County	township	2,732	2,677±19	$56,667	$131,300	17.8%	100%
Springhill Township, Fayette County	township	2,722	2,664±22	$44,700	$115,700	23.2%	100%
Leith-Hatfield	CDP	2,672	2,577±485	$91,823	$296,700	5.4%	100%
Oliver	CDP	2,538	2,393±355	$55,602	$144,400	25.1%	100%
Franklin Township, Fayette County	township	2,378	2,364±305	$57,250	$124,400	10.9%	100%
Perry Township, Fayette County	township	2,338	2,590±298	$67,833	$211,700	6.7%	100%
East Uniontown	CDP	2,271	2,195±411	$48,305	$114,800	25.6%	100%
Brownsville	borough	2,185	2,412±334	$31,810	$69,400	31.6%	100%
Connellsville Township	township	2,076	2,091±395	$55,395	$115,000	18.8%	100%
Hopwood	CDP	2,062	1,767±388	$44,321	$190,600	11.3%	100%
Jefferson Township, Fayette County	township	2,004	1,937±277	$74,844	$245,700	8.4%	100%
South Connellsville	borough	1,917	1,807±273	$48,250	$112,000	21.3%	100%
Fairchance	borough	1,890	1,241±242	$39,767	$169,100	23.2%	100%
Upper Tyrone Township	township	1,773	1,937±433	$67,875	$98,700	11.6%	100%
Henry Clay Township	township	1,761	1,892±369	$78,056	$174,900	13.6%	100%
Nicholson Township, Fayette County	township	1,732	1,417±216	$65,096	$147,800	9.1%	100%
Perryopolis	borough	1,705	1,529±199	$61,319	$163,700	12.0%	100%
South UniontownGEOID 4272552	CDP	1,325	1,168±256	$76,900	$150,300	4.1%	100%
HillerGEOID 4234784	CDP	1,258	1,536±518	$78,015	$121,300	15.1%	100%
Point Marion	borough	1,156	1,178±267	$60,298	$88,800	25.2%	100%
RepublicGEOID 4264224	CDP	1,151	1,332±354	$59,866	$141,300	10.2%	100%
FairhopeGEOID 4224664	CDP	1,146	1,082±310	$37,014	$128,500	21.7%	100%
Lower Tyrone Township	township	1,073	1,009±209	$74,792	$139,700	6.9%	100%
Belle Vernon	borough	1,024	923±208	$41,154	$138,400	25.1%	100%
Dunbar	borough	1,013	999±223	$57,045	$88,200	14.6%	100%
Bear RocksGEOID 4204616	CDP	1,005	1,258±413	$69,758	$214,100	6.0%	100%
Lynnwood-Pricedale	CDP	2,074	2,128±579	$57,599	$197,400	32.9%	44%
Smithfield	borough	831	1,050±227	$62,031	$173,200	13.5%	100%
Everson	borough	771	592±105	$46,875	$87,700	31.4%	100%
FarmingtonGEOID 4225280	CDP	735	826±94	not published	not published	87.1%	100%
Lemont Furnace	CDP	715	877±266	$61,250	$80,900	17.7%	100%
Stewart Township	township	623	613±107	$58,750	$181,000	10.9%	100%
SmockGEOID 4271456	CDP	549	564±145	$44,783	$104,800	20.7%	100%
Brownsville Township	township	534	539±148	$48,125	$79,000	16.9%	100%
Star Junction	CDP	518	456±130	$41,042	$146,700	9.1%	100%
Rowes RunGEOID 4266472	CDP	517	449±174	$64,083	$63,000	14.3%	100%
Newell	borough	513	582±173	$49,750	$115,300	16.3%	100%
AllisonGEOID 4202040	CDP	503	573±274	not published	$96,700	18.3%	100%
Fayette City	borough	502	386±116	$57,443	$76,400	18.5%	100%
New Salem, Fayette CountyGEOID 4254040	CDP	499	364±217	$84,250	$159,300	0.0%	100%
GrindstoneGEOID 4231592	CDP	489	580±340	not published	not published	16.6%	100%
Deer Lake, Fayette CountyGEOID 4218568	CDP	482	468±199	$150,114	$220,300	7.3%	100%
Arnold CityGEOID 4203096	CDP	462	538±282	$2,500 or less	not published	61.2%	100%
Vanderbilt	borough	419	353±85	$56,364	$102,900	9.9%	100%
Dawson	borough	352	388±120	$48,929	$88,000	30.7%	100%
BuffingtonGEOID 4210096	CDP	298	123±170	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
MarkleysburgGEOID 4247560	borough	246	334±114	$80,833	$100,000	16.7%	100%
EdenbornGEOID 4222344	CDP	229	398±270	$42,055	not published	4.8%	100%
RoncoGEOID 4265976	CDP	209	10±15	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
ChalkhillGEOID 4212512	CDP	127	141±148	$70,347	not published	0.0%	100%
NaomiGEOID 4252632	CDP	53	48±71	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
OhiopyleGEOID 4256408	borough	37	17±14	$36,000	not published	23.5%	100%
Seven SpringsGEOID 4269336	borough	26	40±31	$37,188	not published	12.8%	46%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Fayette County?

The median resident of Fayette County is 45.4 years old; 19.2% are under 18 and 22.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.1%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 4.8%. 1.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	45.4±0.2	40.9	+0.4
Under 18 years	19.2%±0.1 pts	20.4%	–
65 years and over	22.7%±0.1 pts	19.5%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.4%	8.7%	+0.2 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	89.1%±0.4 pts	73.0%	−2.7 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.9%±0.4 pts	10.3%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.5%±0.1 pts	3.8%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4.8%±0.6 pts	3.6%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	1.3%±0.2 pts	7.7%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	2.4%±0.4 pts	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.2%±0.5 pts	6.1%	–
With a disability	20.5%±1.0 pts	14.4%	–
No health insurance coverage	4.6%±0.6 pts	5.6%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	90.2%±0.8 pts	92.1%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	19.1%±1.0 pts	35.2%	+1.8 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.5%±0.7 pts	14.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	0.9%±0.3 pts	1.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Fayette County earn?

Half of Fayette County's 55,182 households earn less than $58,236 a year (±$2,045), against $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $58,291 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 16.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$58,236±$2,045	$77,971	no clear change
Mean household income	$74,754±$2,154	$107,538	–
Per capita income	$32,739±$951	$44,355	no clear change
People below the poverty line	16.8%±1.1 pts	11.7%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	22.2%±2.8 pts	15.6%	−5.0 pts
Households receiving SNAP	23.5%±1.4 pts	14.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	83.9%±1.1 pts	89.7%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Fayette County?

Owners occupy 72.4% of Fayette County's occupied homes and renters 27.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,200 by its owner (±$5,445). The median renter pays $793 a month including utilities, and 35.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$143,200±$5,445	$254,500	+$18,285
Median gross rent	$793±$18	$1,209	−$38
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	35.2%±3.1 pts	39.5%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,239±$26	$1,762	–
Owner-occupied homes	72.4%±1.2 pts	69.3%	−2.0 pts
Housing units	62,158±136	5,806,452	−1,637
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.0%±0.5 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	4.4%±1.5 pts	4.9%	–
Single-family detached homes	73.2%±1.3 pts	56.6%	–
Mobile homes	10.2%±1.0 pts	3.5%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.6%±0.2 pts	1.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	31.4%±1.6 pts	25.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Fayette County building?

Builders took permits for 196 new housing units across Fayette County in 2025 (196 single-family), 1.6 per 1,000 residents.

2019 163 units
2020 187 units
2021 235 units
2022 288 units
2023 177 units
2024 189 units
2025 196 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Fayette County get to work?

80.5% of Fayette County's workers drive alone and 7.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 6.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	54.0%±1.1 pts	62.7%	–
Unemployment rate	6.3%±0.6 pts	5.3%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	80.5%±1.3 pts	68.2%	–
Carpooled	7.3%±0.9 pts	7.5%	–
Public transportation	1.0%±0.4 pts	3.6%	–
Walked	2.2%±0.5 pts	3.3%	–
Worked from home	7.1%±0.9 pts	15.6%	+3.8 pts
Mean travel time to work	26.0 min±0.9	26.3 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Fayette County's census tracts?

Fayette County is divided into 36 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $26,066 (Tract 2619) to $84,241 (Tract 2628).

All 36 census tracts of Fayette County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Fayette County compare with Pennsylvania's other counties?

Fayette County's rank among Pennsylvania's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	27th of 67
Growth 2020-2025	64th of 67
Residents per square mile	32nd of 67
Median household income	65th of 67
Median home value	58th of 67
Median gross rent	55th of 67
Poverty rate	2nd of 67
Bachelor's degree or higher	56th of 67
Median age	18th of 67

Every county in Pennsylvania

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Fayette County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.