Fayette Country, Pennsylvania, Housing Market Analysis - EERE

Fayette County
Housing Market Analysis
Table 4-23
Fayette County Indicators in Comparison to Surrounding Counties and Pennsylvania
Indicator
Fayette
County
Greene Somerset Washington Westmoreland
Pennsylvania
County County County County
Garrett
Demographic Indicators
Total Population
Monongalia Preston
County, MD County, WV County, WV
Total Population - 1990 145,351 39,550 78,218 204,584 370,321 11,881,643 28,138 75,509 29,037
Total Population - 2000 148,644 40,672 80,023 202,897 369,993 12,281,054 29,846 81,866 29,334
% Change 1990 to 2000
2000 Population by Age (%)
2.3% 2.8% 2.3% -0.8% -0.1% 3.4% 6.1% 8.4% 1.0%
Under 15 18.6% 18.0% 18.1% 18.3% 18.0% 19.7% 20.4% 15.1% 18.7%
15 - 24 11.8% 13.7% 11.8% 11.6% 10.8% 13.0% 12.5% 26.5% 12.9%
25 - 34 12.2% 13.8% 12.4% 11.4% 11.4% 12.7% 12.1% 14.3% 12.3%
35 - 44 15.0% 15.2% 15.4% 15.7% 16.1% 15.9% 15.5% 13.4% 15.4%
45 - 54 14.4% 15.0% 14.3% 15.0% 15.1% 13.9% 13.6% 12.5% 15.1%
55 - 64 9.8% 9.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.3% 9.2% 10.9% 7.5% 10.5%
65 - 74 9.0% 7.5% 8.9% 8.9% 9.3% 7.9% 8.0% 5.6% 8.1%
75 and over
2000 Population by Race (%)
9.1% 7.7% 9.1% 9.1% 9.0% 7.7% 6.9% 5.1% 6.8%
White 95.3% 95.1% 97.4% 95.3% 96.6% 85.4% 98.8% 92.2% 98.8%
Black 3.5% 3.9% 1.6% 3.3% 2.0% 10.0% 0.4% 3.4% 0.3%
Indian/Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
Asian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 1.8% 0.2% 2.5% 0.1%
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Some Other Race 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 1.5% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0%
Two or More Races 0.7% 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 0.6% 1.2% 0.4% 1.4% 0.5%
2000 Persons of Hispanic Origin (%)
2000 Households (%)
0.4% 0.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 3.2% 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
1-person households 11.3% 9.5% 10.2% 10.8% 10.9% 10.8% 9.0% 12.8% 9.3%
Family households 27.7% 26.0% 27.5% 27.6% 28.3% 26.1% 28.0% 22.6% 28.5%
Married-couple family* 20.9% 20.5% 22.8% 22.1% 23.1% 20.1% 23.4% 17.9% 23.4%
with children under 18** 8.1% 8.4% 9.0% 8.7% 9.0% 8.5% 9.9% 7.5% 9.7%
Female-headed family* 5.0% 4.0% 3.3% 4.1% 3.9% 4.5% 3.2% 3.4% 3.6%
with children under 18** 2.6% 2.1% 1.7% 2.0% 1.9% 2.4% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Nonfamily households 1.3% 1.5% 1.3% 1.6% 1.3% 2.0% 1.4% 5.5% 1.5%
Householder 65 and over
*% of Family Households
** % of married-couple and female-headed families
Annual Household Income
12.0% 10.0% 11.6% 11.6% 11.8% 9.9% 9.3% 7.2% 10.0%
Less than $15,000 27.2% 24.3% 21.1% 17.8% 17.0% 16.7% 21.9% 29.4% 25.9%
$15,000 to $24,999 18.4% 17.4% 18.5% 14.9% 15.9% 13.8% 16.5% 15.3% 19.1%
$25,000 to $34,999 15.0% 14.7% 17.2% 13.6% 14.3% 13.3% 15.8% 13.2% 16.8%
$35,000 to $44,999 10.5% 11.5% 13.5% 12.1% 12.2% 11.9% 12.6% 10.0% 12.4%
$45,000 to $59,999 12.3% 12.1% 14.6% 14.7% 14.1% 14.2% 13.8% 11.3% 12.7%
$60,000 to $74,999 7.0% 9.1% 7.4% 9.7% 10.2% 10.3% 7.7% 6.9% 6.1%
$75,000 to $99,999 5.5% 6.4% 4.5% 8.8% 8.5% 9.6% 6.2% 6.8% 4.0%
$100,000 to $149,999 2.9% 3.4% 2.1% 5.5% 5.3% 6.6% 3.5% 4.6% 2.0%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.5%
$200,000 or more
Median Household Income ($)
0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 1.5% 1.3% 1.9% 1.0% 1.4% 0.4%
Median Household Income - 1990
Median Household Income - 1990
19,195 19,903 21,674 25,468 25,736 29,069 22,733 22,183 19,940
(adjusted for inflation) 25,241 26,172 28,501 33,490 33,843 38,226 29,894 29,171 26,221
Median Household Income - 2000 27,451 30,352 30,911 37,607 37,106 40,106 32,238 28,625 27,927
% Change 1990 to 2000
Individuals Below Poverty Level
8.8% 16.0% 8.5% 12.3% 9.6% 4.9% 7.8% -1.9% 6.5%
% of Total Population 18.0% 15.9% 11.8% 9.8% 8.6% 11.0% 13.3% 22.8% 18.3%
% of All Population Below 18 5.9% 5.2% 3.7% 3.0% 2.6% 3.6% 4.3% 3.5% 6.0%
% of All Population 18 to 64 9.7% 8.9% 6.3% 5.3% 4.6% 6.0% 7.0% 18.4% 10.2%
% of All Population 65 and Over
Source: US Bureau of the Census
2.4% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 2.0% 0.9% 2.1%
June 2005
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