Fayette County is located in southwestern Tennessee. The County Seat is Somerville and the largest city is Oakland. The Official Web Site is located at http://fayettetn.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 39,011 and the 2010 census population was 38,413. The land area is 704.79 square miles and there are 54.5 persons per square mile.
70.3% of the population is White, 27.8% is Black or African American, 2.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.9% is two or more races. 85.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $175,100, there are 14,535 households, an average of 2.62 persons per household. The per capita income is $28,201, the median household income is $56,618, and 14% of the persons in Fayette County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,779. Retail sales (in $1000) were $126,612, and sales per capita were $3,402. The percentage of black-owned firms is 15.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23%.
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