Fayette County

Fayette County has 21,315 residents across 9 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $60,944, 27% below the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $130,700, and 17% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

21,315residentsACS 2020–2024

$60,944median household incomeIllinois: $83K

$130,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

84%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Fayette County in IllinoisZIP codes in Fayette County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey

Map of Illinois with Fayette County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 9 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
62011	227	$50K	$144K	100%	12%	63%	18 min
62080	3,255	$68K	$94K	86%	16%	76%	30 min
62414	1,783	$58K	$158K	72%	14%	77%	29 min
62418	1,809	$58K	$135K	78%	9%	86%	29 min
62458	2,176	$49K	$110K	85%	12%	86%	24 min
62471	9,937	$62K	$136K	76%	22%	88%	25 min
62838	1,341	$83K	$133K	85%	16%	85%	37 min
62880	658	$62K	$136K	85%	15%	81%	28 min
62885	474	$65K	$150K	91%	7%	94%	41 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

21,315 residents in 7,814 households, next to the Illinois figure.

20%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

8,808 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,700 (±$9,309).

81%

of households own their home

80%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

12%

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$798

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20195%

2000–20098%

1990–199912%

1980–198910%

1970–197916%

1960–19699%

1950–195911%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier22%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,842.

$60,944

median household income

15.5%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

17%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

14%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

90%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

84%

of households have a broadband subscription

14%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates