Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,527	63	6.3%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,087	66	16.8%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,600	71	6.6%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	6,560	62	27.0%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,523	63	26.9%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	3,968	59	16.4%	12.8%
Median Age	39.7			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	23	85	0.1%	0.3%
Asian Alone	74	69	0.3%	1.4%
Black Alone	436	40	1.8%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	7	48	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	23,520	63	96.9%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	205	57	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	24,053	63	99.1%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	212	78	0.9%	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	10,199	60	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,244	66	22.0%	23.8%
Married Without Children	3,428	60	33.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	900	49	8.8%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,627	53	25.8%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	11,298	63	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	10,981	61	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	7,293 $78,500	63 61	66.4% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	2,906 $442	44 62	26.5% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	4,371	64	0.4%	1,154,826
Public	4,187	66	0.4%	1,045,702
Private	184	93	0.2%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	209	71	0.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	184	69	0.3%	52,698
4-year	125	62	0.3%	38,566
2-year	34	84	0.3%	9,783
Voc/tech.	25	61	0.6%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	17,125	61	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	73.7%	86		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	7.8%	91		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$26,683	79	80.3%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$39,948	81	84.2%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	14.2%	17	115.4%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.8%	23	115.8%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	184	24	0.5%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	4,019	30	0.6%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	2,346	42	0.5%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	309	62	0.4%	87,088
Births to Teens	43	53	0.4%	9,604
Deaths	266	57	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	10,772	69	0.3%	3,230,367
Employed	9,623	72	0.3%	3,039,795
Unemployed	1,149	45	0.6%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	10.7	1	181.4%	5.9
October 2009 Unemployment Rate	13.4	4	142.6%	9.4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	11,044	100.0%	$388,950	100.0%	$35,218
Wage and Salary	8,490	76.9%	$278,741	71.7%	$32,832
Farm Proprietors	441	4.0%	$430	0.1%	$975
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,113	19.1%	$32,190	8.3%	$15,234
Farm	493	4.5%	$1,552	0.4%	$3,148
Nonfarm	10,551	95.5%	$387,398	99.6%	$36,717
Private	9,176	83.1%	$329,502	84.7%	$35,909
Accommodation, Food Serv.	610	5.5%	$7,230	1.9%	$11,852
Arts, Ent., Recreation	120	1.1%	$1,496	0.4%	$12,467
Construction	537	4.9%	$9,600	2.5%	$17,877
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	121	1.1%	$3,395	0.9%	$28,058
Manufacturing	2,025	18.3%	$155,119	39.9%	$76,602
Professional, Tech. Serv.	332	3.0%	$8,253	2.1%	$24,858
Retail Trade	1,305	11.8%	$31,243	8.0%	$23,941
Trans., Warehousing	192	1.7%	$5,469	1.4%	$28,484
Wholesale Trade	160	1.4%	$7,716	2.0%	$48,225
Other Private (not above)	1,626*	14.7%*	$33,727*	8.7%*	$20,742*
Government	1,375	12.5%	$57,896	14.9%	$42,106

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	4	100.0%	100.0%	$522	$2,470,264
Single Family	4	100.0%	70.8%	$522	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	0	0.0%	26.0%	$0	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Fayette FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Fayette TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,732	12.0%	All Areas	3,405	21.1%
Wayne County	529	3.7%	Wayne County	840	5.2%
Franklin County	367	2.5%	Rush County	452	2.8%
Union County	183	1.3%	Shelby County	353	2.2%
Rush County	160	1.1%	Franklin County	318	2.0%
Henry County	129	0.9%	Decatur County	308	1.9%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue