# Fayette County, West Virginia demographics

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Fayette County, West Virginia (county FIPS 54019) has a median household income of $53,194 (±$2,709) and a total population of 39,519 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 45 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 39,519 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 44.7 years | ±0.5 years | B01002 |
| Households | 15,948 | ±422 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $53,194 | ±$2,709 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $105,800 | ±$4,907 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $788 | ±$50 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 77.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 22.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 86.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 15.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 19.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 54019 |
| Land area | 661.96 sq mi |
| Water area | 6.75 sq mi |
| Population density | 60 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [25840](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25840) | 9.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [25831](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25831) | 8.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [25962](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25962) | 7.1% | 62.2% | Yes |
| [25917](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25917) | 6.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [25938](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25938) | 6.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [25901](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25901) | 5.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [25976](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25976) | 4.8% | 42.9% | Yes |
| [25854](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25854) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [26690](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26690) | 3.4% | 55.9% | Yes |
| [25904](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25904) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [25864](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25864) | 2.7% | 86.3% | Yes |
| [25986](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25986) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [25942](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25942) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [26680](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26680) | 2.3% | 44.6% | Yes |
| [25161](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25161) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [25036](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25036) | 2.2% | 99.4% | Yes |
| [25085](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25085) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [25868](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25868) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [25936](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25936) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [25173](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25173) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [25083](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25083) | 1.5% | 37.6% |  |
| [25119](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25119) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [25152](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25152) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [25812](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25812) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [25880](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25880) | 1.4% | 30.7% |  |
| [25115](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25115) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [25139](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25139) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [25057](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25057) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [26656](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26656) | 1% | 43.7% |  |
| [25837](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25837) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [25118](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25118) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [25136](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25136) | 0.7% | 93.2% | Yes |
| [25040](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25040) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [25862](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25862) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [25059](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25059) | 0.4% | 51.8% | Yes |
| [25185](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25185) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [25866](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25866) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [25090](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25090) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [25907](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25907) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [25186](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25186) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [25879](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25879) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [25031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25031) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [25846](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25846) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [25855](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25855) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [25002](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25002) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:019&in=state:54
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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