Fayette County

Fayette County has 25,042 residents across 8 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $75,854, 3% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $293,900, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

25,042residentsACS 2020–2024

$75,854median household incomeTexas: $78K

$293,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

81%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Fayette County in TexasZIP codes in Fayette County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas 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 8 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
78938	270	$61K	$201K	81%	13%	88%	29 min
78940	2,188	$89K	$292K	95%	32%	83%	27 min
78941	3,619	$76K	$194K	81%	15%	78%	19 min
78945	10,394	$75K	$340K	76%	33%	80%	20 min
78949	760	$64K	$285K	80%	26%	86%	33 min
78954	1,173	$104K	$427K	92%	43%	84%	33 min
78956	5,243	$68K	$249K	72%	19%	80%	27 min
78963	605	$98K	$236K	100%	22%	83%	31 min

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

People.

25,042 residents in 10,403 households, next to the Texas figure.

20%

under 18

17%

aged 18–34

27%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

13,233 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,900 (±$21,470).

79%

of households own their home

79%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

13%

are mobile homes

21%

of housing units are vacant

$988

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201911%

2000–200916%

1990–199912%

1980–198913%

1970–197911%

1960–19696%

1950–19598%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier15%

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 ±$3,307.

$75,854

median household income

8.6%

of people live below the poverty line

2.3%

unemployment rate

28%

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.

24 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

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.

81%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

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