Fayette County Information
Fayette in
Tennessee occupies
706 square miles and has a 2006 population of
36,102, a change from a 2000 population of
28,796 and
25,559 in 1990.
14% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.3% percent is 25-35, and
14.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
149 acts of violent crime reported in
Fayette in 2004, a change from
156 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,040 people:
6.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.6%.
Read more about
Fayette, Tennessee in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Fayette | |
| State | Tennessee | |
| Land Area | 706 sq. miles | Ranked 1,425 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 36,102 | Ranked 1,255 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 34,418 | |
| Population 2000 | 28,796 | Ranked 1,428 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 25,559 | Ranked 1,442 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 69.6% | |
| African American | 28.2% | |
| Asian American | 1.2% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 149 | 156 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | 21 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 121 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 724 | 681 |
| Burglaries | 219 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 424 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 81 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 16,410 | 14,089 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,040 | 647 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.3% | 4.6% |
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