Fayette County, Georgia

Fayette County is a one of the county from Georgia's 159 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 91263 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 106465, It is Georgia's 21st most populous county. It is spread over 199.25 mi˛ (516.06 sq km), of which, 197.05 square miles (510.36 sq km ) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 sq km) of it is water, it is the 18th smallest in terms of geographical size.

Fayette County Georgia
Map of Fayette County, Georgia

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 91263 residents, 31524 households, and 25990 families in the county. The population density was 463.1 people per square mile (178.8/km˛), it would be the 12th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Georgia. There were 32726 housing units at an average density of 166.1 per square mile (64.13/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.88 persons, and the average family size was 3.2 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 106465, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 80207 White, 20887 Black or African American, 237 American Indian, 3735 Asian, 23 Native Hawaiian, and 1376 from two or more races.

Fayette County Georgia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Fayette County Georgia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Fayette County Georgia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $71227, making it the wealthiest county by median household income among the Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $78853, it is the highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $29464, it would be the second highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia.

In 2000, 27262 pupils and students, of which 13913 are male and 13349 are female, 29.87% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2050 nursery or pri school, 1351 kindergarten, 13509 elementary school, 6689 high school and 3663 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Brooks TownFayette County4.074.070.015531362819965000
2Fayetteville CityFayette County9.989.890.08111481126.72655155208
3Peachtree City CityFayette County23.923.270.63315801356.93166776458
4Tyrone TownFayette County12.7512.650.113916309.62646363080
5Woolsey TownFayette County0.840.820.02175213.64217784103
YearPopulation
April 2000 census91263
April 2000 Estimate91263
July 2000 Estimate92073
July 2001 Estimate94194
July 2002 Estimate95950
July 2003 Estimate97976
July 2004 Estimate99888
July 2005 Estimate102484
July 2006 Estimate104580
July 2007 Estimate105810
July 2008 Estimate106465
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school104210082050
Kindergarten6107411351
Elementary school7037647213509
High school350231876689
College or graduate school172219413663
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Fayette County, Georgia$71227$78853$29464
Georgia, United States$42433$49280$21154
United States$41994$50046$21587