Editing Fayette County, Alabama (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 3547
|1840= 6942
|1850= 9681
|1860= 12850
|1870= 7136
|1880= 10135
|1890= 12823
|1900= 14132
|1910= 16248
|1920= 18365
|1930= 18443
|1940= 21651
|1950= 19388
|1960= 16148
|1970= 16252
|1980= 18809
|1990= 17962
|2000= 18495
|2010= 17241
|2020= 16321
|estyear=2023
|estimate=15967
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 22, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Fayette County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Fayette County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US01057&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fayette County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01057&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fayette County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01057&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|15,994
|14,832
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,552
|86.48%
|86.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.03%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,199
|1,958
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,720
|11.89%
|11.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|35
|47
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43
|0.19%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|28
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49
|0.15%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.01%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|86
|152
|style='background: #ffffe6; |531
|0.46%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|152
|204
|style='background: #ffffe6; |396
|0.82%
|1.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.43%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,495'''
|'''17,241'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''16,321'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 16,321 people, 6,802 households, and 4,774 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 17,241 people, 7,493 households, and 5,342 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|30|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 8,472 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 86.92% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 11.93% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

As of 2012 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Fayette County were:
*44.9% [[English-American|English]]
*16.9% [[American ethnicity|"American"]]
*4.1% [[Irish American|Irish]]

There were 7,493 households, out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,539, and the median income for a family was $34,560. Males had a median income of $29,239 versus $20,606 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,439. About 13.10% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.

===Life expectancy===
Of 3,143 counties in the United States in 2013, Fayette County ranked 2,882 in the longevity of male residents and 3,091 of female residents. Males in Fayette County lived an average of 71.2 years and females lived an average of 75.3 years compared to the national average for longevity of 76.5 for males and 81.2 for females. The average longevity of men in Fayette County increased by 2.0 years from 1985 to 2013 compared to a national average for the same period of an increased life span for men of 5.5 years. The average longevity, however, for females in Fayette County declined by 4.2 years between 1985 and 2013 compared to the national average for the same period of an increased life span of 3.1 years for women. High rates of smoking and obesity and a low rate of physical activity appear to be contributing factors to the low level of longevity for both sexes.<ref>"Fayette County, Alabama", http://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/county_profiles/US/County_Report_Fayette_County_Alabama.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414000023/http://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/county_profiles/US/County_Report_Fayette_County_Alabama.pdf |date=April 14, 2016 }}, accessed October 12, 2016</ref>

One study concluded that Fayette County between 1985 and 2010 was one of the few U.S. counties which saw a decline in the longevity of women and that the decline in female longevity in Fayette Country was the largest of any county in the nation.<ref>Wang et al, "Population Health Metrics", 2013, 11:8, http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/11/1/8, accessed October 13, 2016</ref>