Fayette County, KY Population

Overview

321,354

Total Population

35.0

Median age

50.84%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

45.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23,668

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fayette County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fayette County is 35.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fayette County's population under 18 was 21.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fayette County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fayette County, 17.55% were under the age of 15, 25.36% aged 15 to 29, 43.60% aged 30 to 64, 12.10% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,378 more females than males in Fayette County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.84% females and 49.16% males in Fayette County, KY.
The Fayette County, KY gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 16,232.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 16,729.

Fayette County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fayette County population: 72.85% are White, 14.59% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.01% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
Fayette County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 23,668 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 297,686 (92.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fayette County is White with a population of 234,096 (72.85% of the total population).

Fayette County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 323,922 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Fayette County's population increased by 35,511 (13.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fayette County's population increased by 25,745 (8.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fayette County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 261,357.