Fayette County, Tennessee

Fayette County is one of the 95 county of Tennessee, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 28806 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 38173, It is Tennessee's 40th most populous county. The county encompasses an area of 706.23 square miles (1829.13 kmē ), of which, 704.5 square miles (1824.65 kmē) of it is land and 1.73 square miles (4.48 kmē) of it is water, making it the third largest by size in Tennessee.

Fayette County Tennessee
Map of Fayette County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 28806 residents, 10467 households, and 8020 families in the county. The population density was 40.9 people per square mile (15.79/kmē), it is the 21st least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 11214 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.14/kmē). The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.14. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 38173, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 27025 White, 10218 Black or African American, 68 American Indian, 487 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 372 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $40279, making its Tennessee's tenth highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $46283, making its Tennessee's 14th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17969, making it the 26th highest county by per capita income in Tennessee.

In 2000, 6736 pupils and students, of which 3279 are male and 3457 are female, 23.38% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 410 nursery or pri school, 360 kindergarten, 3407 elementary school, 1784 high school and 775 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Braden TownFayette County3.813.81027171.21961048333
2Gallaway CityFayette County3.543.540666188.11283615192
3Hickory Withe TownFayette County28.4228.310.11257490.92636857292
4La Grange TownFayette County1.591.59013685.53862653214
5Moscow CityFayette County1.251.240.01422340.81477233021
6Oakland TownFayette County3.63.601279354.91936551823
7Piperton CityFayette County9.799.760.0458960.42843549583
8Rossville TownFayette County1.771.720.05380220.61773533333
9Somerville TownFayette County11.3611.170.182519225.41563621225
10Williston CityFayette County1.621.620341210.71451440625
11Grand Junction CityHardeman County, Fayette County1.181.180301255.41330429306
YearPopulation
April 2000 census28806
April 2000 Estimate28796
July 2000 Estimate29100
July 2001 Estimate30192
July 2002 Estimate31019
July 2003 Estimate32026
July 2004 Estimate33140
July 2005 Estimate33993
July 2006 Estimate35730
July 2007 Estimate37135
July 2008 Estimate38173
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school200210410
Kindergarten206154360
Elementary school173816693407
High school8789061784
College or graduate school257518775
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Fayette County, Tennessee$40279$46283$17969
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587