People QuickFacts Fayette County Indiana Population, 2012 estimate 24,029 6,537,334 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,277 6,483,800 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.0% 0.8% Population, 2010 24,277 6,483,802 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.1% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.5% 24.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 17.1% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.9% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 97.1% 86.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.5% 9.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.0% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 0.9% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.0% 6.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 96.2% 81.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.4% 84.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.8% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.4% 7.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 76.9% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 8.7% 22.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,164 478,030 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 24.1 23.1  Housing units, 2011 10,828 2,800,614 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 73.2% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 15.0% 18.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $84,600 $123,300 Households, 2007-2011 9,604 2,472,870 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.47 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,288 $24,497 Median household income, 2007-2011 $35,802 $48,393 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 22.1% 14.1%     Business QuickFacts Fayette County Indiana Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 465 145,019 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 5,443 2,400,382 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -43.6 -9.4 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,193 380,097  Total number of firms, 2007 1,494 482,847 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.8% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 486,488 221,877,814 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 85,936 67,634,947 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 208,881 78,745,589 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,604 $12,408 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 21,624 11,669,759 Building permits, 2011 4 12,618     Geography QuickFacts Fayette County Indiana Land area in square miles, 2010 215.01 35,826.11 Persons per square mile, 2010 112.9 181.0 FIPS Code 041 18 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Connersville, IN Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts