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