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Fayette County

Fayette County has 39,519 residents across 35 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $53,194, 11% below the West Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $105,800, and 16% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
39,519residentsACS 2020–2024
$53,194median household incomeWest Virginia: $60K
$105,800median home valueowner-occupied homes
83%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Fayette County in West VirginiaZIP codes in Fayette County highlighted; the rest of West Virginia in grey
Map of West Virginia 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 35 ZIP codes.

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

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
25031424$40K$71K71%13%70%35 min
25036159$59K$-666667K40%0%100%31 min
25040648$-666667K$96K76%22%100%14 min
25057138$-666667K$74K100%0%67%7 min
25059324$106K$-666667K90%11%95%29 min
25085557$31K$91K79%16%83%36 min
25118409$-666667K$-666667K58%43%85%21 min
25119397$-666667K$52K100%2%93%31 min
251361,543$28K$126K38%20%75%26 min
25139498$-666667K$-666667K89%40%100%32 min
25152384$-666667K$68K100%9%100%32 min
25161514$51K$71K100%0%92%41 min
25185729$-666667K$-666667K–0%––
25186725$48K$77K76%23%76%19 min
258121,339$44K$69K76%20%73%42 min
258311,389$47K$110K75%10%78%51 min
25837314$79K$203K100%7%22%52 min
258407,746$68K$132K82%21%85%32 min
25854704$52K$164K97%22%76%39 min
25855339$30K$55K60%10%100%6 min
25862216$108K$229K92%70%86%7 min
25864299$76K$-666667K100%0%78%46 min
25866308$69K$61K92%2%56%34 min
25868610$-666667K$124K100%11%94%25 min
25879273$61K$30K90%0%90%28 min
2590110,012$52K$122K74%19%89%27 min
25904559$39K$61K92%2%67%28 min
25907283$71K$93K100%0%81%21 min
259171,255$60K$89K82%10%68%20 min
259381,739$60K$99K79%12%78%44 min
259623,302$44K$97K73%13%91%41 min
259762,469$41K$126K87%11%80%36 min
25986257$100K$-666667K100%19%78%36 min
26680307$-666667K$108K96%3%53%49 min
26690824$-666667K$51K84%6%97%26 min

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

People.

39,519 residents in 15,948 households, next to the West Virginia figure.

21%
under 18
17%
aged 18–34
22%
aged 65 and over
31%
of households are people living alone
50%
of households are married couples

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

Homes.

19,084 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,800 (±$4,907).

78%
of households own their home
77%
of homes are detached single-family houses
5%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
15%
are mobile homes
16%
of housing units are vacant
$788
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%
2010–20195%
2000–200910%
1990–199911%
1980–198910%
1970–197916%
1960–19697%
1950–195912%
1940–19498%
1939 or earlier20%

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 ±$2,709.

$53,194
median household income
19.2%
of people live below the poverty line
5.6%
unemployment rate
16%
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.

31 min
average commute to work
23%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
89%
of workers drive or carpool
0%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
7%
work from home
8%
of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

83%
of households have a broadband subscription
13%
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