Fayette County, West Virginia
Fayette County, West Virginia · ZIP 25002, 25031, 25036
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 38,600 (2024 estimate)Population
- 16,109Households
- $52,672Median household income
- $104,200Median home value
- 29Towns with a page
- 45ZIP codes
Fayette County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 47,579 |
| 2010 | 46,039 |
| 2020 | 40,488 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $52,672 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 12,194 units
- Renter occupied
- 3,915 units
- Vacancy rate
- 15.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
7,593 employees in 710 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Fayette County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 39,987 | 1,784,462 |
| Median household income | $52,672 | $57,917 |
| Median age | 44.5 | 42.7 |
| Median home value | $104,200 | $155,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.1% | 23.3% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.7% | 74.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 29.9 minutes | 26.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Fayette County29 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | City | 7,732 | 9.70 sq mi |
| Fayetteville | Town | 2,753 | 5.77 sq mi |
| Ansted | Town | 1,288 | 1.72 sq mi |
| Mount Hope | City | 1,252 | 1.85 sq mi |
| Montgomery | City | 1,198 | 1.62 sq mi |
| Smithers | City | 703 | 1.44 sq mi |
| Hilltop | Census designated place | 655 | 0.65 sq mi |
| Gauley Bridge | Town | 521 | 1.56 sq mi |
| Mount Carbon | Census designated place | 519 | 0.15 sq mi |
| Powellton | Census designated place | 518 | 5.35 sq mi |
| Boomer | Census designated place | 488 | 1.05 sq mi |
| Gatewood | Census designated place | 443 | 1.54 sq mi |
| Charlton Heights | Census designated place | 428 | 0.41 sq mi |
| Meadow Bridge | Town | 311 | 0.38 sq mi |
| Kincaid | Census designated place | 296 | 0.86 sq mi |
| Kimberly | Census designated place | 260 | 0.89 sq mi |
| Garten | Census designated place | 234 | 0.42 sq mi |
| Page | Census designated place | 195 | 0.44 sq mi |
| Scarbro | Census designated place | 178 | 0.67 sq mi |
| Falls View | Census designated place | 155 | 0.33 sq mi |
| Cunard | Census designated place | 121 | 0.11 sq mi |
| Pax | Town | 120 | 0.19 sq mi |
| Hico | Census designated place | 97 | 5.01 sq mi |
| Glen Jean | Census designated place | 55 | 0.23 sq mi |
| Deep Water | Census designated place | 40 | 0.88 sq mi |
| Glen Ferris | Census designated place | 40 | 1.36 sq mi |
| Prince | Census designated place | 34 | 1.83 sq mi |
| Thurmond | Town | 2 | 0.18 sq mi |
| Beards Fork | Census designated place | 0 | 1.68 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 54 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Greenbrier CountyPopulation 31,851 (2024 estimate)
- Kanawha CountyPopulation 173,906 (2024 estimate)
- Nicholas CountyPopulation 24,017 (2024 estimate)
- Raleigh CountyPopulation 72,379 (2024 estimate)
- Summers CountyPopulation 11,544 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.