Fayette County vs. Madison County
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Fayette County (KY) Madison County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 323,780 92,368
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.4% 11.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 295,867 82,913
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 295,803 82,916
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.9% 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.3% 13.8%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 51.4%
White alone, percent 77.4% 91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 15.3% 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 4.3% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.7% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.4% 2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 70.9% 89.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 15,705 5,823
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 142,680 37,059
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.5% 58.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $180,700 $155,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,321 $1,188
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $462 $372
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $864 $696
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 33.9% 27.7%
Building permits, 2018 1,789 329
Households, 2014-2018 128,806 33,229
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.38 2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 75.0% 78.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.9% 4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.2% 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.2% 78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.9% 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 42.9% 30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.4% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.1% 61.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.1% 57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 939,381 164,513
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,726,023 283,596
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,517,832 261,982
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,994,845 1,080,697
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,350 $12,746
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 20.9 22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,918 $48,687
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,965 $24,553
Persons in poverty, percent 14.6% 16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 8,730 1,651
Total employment, 2017 161,160 23,303
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,163,212 849,044
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% 0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 23,510 5,698
All firms, 2012 28,671 7,252
Men-owned firms, 2012 16,148 3,763
Women-owned firms, 2012 9,148 2,465
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,431 394
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 23,928 6,548
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,863 882
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 24,056 5,839
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.2% 27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,042.8 189.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 283.65 437.29
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fayette county (KY) and Madison county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.