Editing Fayette County, Tennessee (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 8652
|1840= 21501
|1850= 26719
|1860= 24327
|1870= 26145
|1880= 31871
|1890= 28878
|1900= 29701
|1910= 30257
|1920= 31499
|1930= 28891
|1940= 30322
|1950= 27535
|1960= 24577
|1970= 22692
|1980= 25305
|1990= 25559
|2000= 28806
|2010= 38413
|2020= 41990
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</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=April 4, 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=April 4, 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/tn190090.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 27, 1995|access-date=April 4, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 4, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2014<ref name="QF"/> 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fayettecountytennessee |title=QuickFacts. Fayette County, Tennessee |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202183006/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fayettecountytennessee |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[File:USA Fayette County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Fayette County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}

Since the four-lane expansion of Highway 64 in the early 1990s, western Fayette County has had a population explosion. Although the county seat is still in Somerville, the population of Oakland has far surpassed it because of the influx of people working in Shelby County and seeking more affordable housing.

Although Fayette County is growing on its western side, the county's economy is still based on agriculture. Historically it was a site of cotton plantations as part of the Mississippi Delta. Several of the county's largest farmers control the vast majority of the county's wealth. Some of these families have been farming for generations dating back to plantations before the Civil War. Others are younger farmers who have used their skill, business savvy, and work ethic to develop large farming operations.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Fayette County has become a destination for people of the Memphis metro area. The total value for building permits in June 2007 was close to that of the much larger Memphis suburban area of [[DeSoto County, Mississippi]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Fayette County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47047&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|27,558
|65.63%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|11,038
|26.29%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|59
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|269
|0.64%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|18
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|1,618
|3.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,430
|3.41%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 41,990 people, 15,596 households, and 11,567 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|census of 2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> there were 38,413 people, 14,505 households, and 11,029 families residing in the county. The population density was 54.49 persons per square mile and the housing unit density was 20.57 units per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 69.19% [[White Americans|White]], 28.07% [[Black people|Black]] or [[African Americans|African American]], 0.48% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.28% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.08% from other races, and 0.89% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origins were 2.23% of the population.

Of the 14,505 households, 32.58% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 58.24% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.64% had a male householder with no wife present, 13.15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.96% were non-families. 20.77% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.71% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02

Of the 38,413 residents, 23.11% were under the age of 18, 62.01% were between the ages of 18 and 64, and 14.88% were 65 years of age or older. The [[median age]] was 41.9 years. 50.42% of the residents were female, and 49.58% were male.

The [[median household income]] in the county was $57,919 and the [[median family income]] was $68,159. Males had a median income of $50,560 versus $40,412 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $30,471. About 9.9% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.1% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 and over.

===2000 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 2000, there were 28,806 people, 10,467 households, and 8,017 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|41|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 11,214 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 62.48% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 35.95% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

According to the [[census]] of 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Fayette County were [[English American|English]] 51.66%, [[African American|African]] 35.95%, [[Scots-Irish American|Scots-Irish]] 7.1%, and [[Scottish American|Scottish]] 1.2%.

In 2000 there were 10,467 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.40% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,279, and the median income for a family was $46,283. Males had a median income of $33,603 versus $24,690 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,969. About 10.90% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 18.00% of those age 65 or over.