Fayette County vs. Marion County

	Fayette County (AL)	Marion County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,433	29,763
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.6%	-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,232	30,776
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,241	30,776
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.1%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.7%
White alone, percent	85.7%	94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.0%	3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.2%	91.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,159	1,515
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,507	14,939
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.9%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,800	$86,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$943	$867
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$326	$311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$557	$519
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.7%	9.6%
Households, 2014-2018	6,947	12,212
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	77.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.9%	64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.9%	13.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	20.1%	18.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.9%	52.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.2%	47.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	54,125	125,942
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	143,288	686,580
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	34,801	222,071
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	131,208	229,040
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,726	$7,552
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.5	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,458	$35,392
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,862	$21,391
Persons in poverty, percent	23.5%	20.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	299	570
Total employment, 2017	3,090	7,836
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	99,802	249,511
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.7%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,066	1,835
All firms, 2012	1,139	2,283
Men-owned firms, 2012	548	1,356
Women-owned firms, 2012	436	742
Minority-owned firms, 2012	123	105
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	963	2,114
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	61	319
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,001	1,891
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	27.5	41.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	627.66	742.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fayette county (AL) and Marion county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.