Fayette County, IL

Welcome to Fayette County.

Fayette County has a population of 21.5 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 725.3 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 29%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $749 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Fayette County voted for Republican candidates every single time.

The largest city in the county is Vandalia.

Democrat Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**

2000 George W. Bush Al Gore	41.61%	55.69%	+
2004 George W. Bush John Kerry	37.4%	61.58%	++
2008 Barack Obama John McCain	40.98%	56.81%	+
2012 Barack Obama Mitt Romney	31.8%	66.34%	++
2016 Donald Trump Hillary Clinton	18.98%	76.91%	+++
2020 Joe Biden Donald Trump	18.16%	80.1%	+++
2024 Donald Trump Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	29%

Government Enterprises	15%	12%
Private Industries	85%	32%
Agriculture	14%	124%
Mining	2%	31%
Utilities	1%	1003%
Construction	5%	82%
Manufacturing	4%	26%
– Durable	2%	25%
– Nondurable	2%	28%
Trade	18%	-4%
– Wholesale	11%	-19%
– Retail	7%	24%
Transportation	<1%	0%
Information	1%	4%
Finance & Insurance	5%	3%
Real Estate	15%	0%
Professional & Business Services	5%	31%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	7%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	239%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	26%
Other Services²	3%	28%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
Automobile Dealers	5	24
Furniture & Home Furnishings
Electronics & Appliance
Grocery Stores	4	17
Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	4	24
Health & Personal Care	3	10
Gasoline Stations	12	34
Clothing Stores
Shoe Stores
Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
Sporting Goods
Book Stores & News Dealers
Department Stores	8	33
Florists
Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
Pet & Pet Supplies
Bars & Taverns	3	15
Full-service restaurants	24	51
Limited-service restaurants	11	29
Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
Traveler Accommodation	4	18
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	21%	$388,000	N/A
Top 20%	48%	$222,100	$234,100
Next highest 20%	23%	$108,300	$135,000
Middle 20%	16%	$73,600	$88,200
Second lowest 20%	10%	$45,900	$59,900
Bottom 20%	4%	$17,700	$31,500
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		77%	$88,800
Self-Employment		11%	$46,900
Investment Income¹		22%	$18,500
Social Security		33%	$21,500
Supplemental Security		4%	$11,600
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		24%	$29,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	4%	6%	11%
$25K – $49K	2%	7%	7%	11%
$50K – $99K	1%	8%	10%	8%
$100K – $199K	<1%	6%	11%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	<1%	3%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$50,200	$34,000
African-American
Hispanic	$34,800
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$31,300	$28,400
Highschool & GED	$46,800	$22,200
Some College to Associate’s	$55,700	$36,300
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$62,500	$46,400
Graduate Degree	$101,000	$63,100

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$76,100	$51,000
STEM²	$77,300	$52,400
Gray-Collar³	$71,700	$47,800
Pink-Collar⁴	Below $10,000	$22,400
Sales⁵	$51,100	$20,400
Blue-Collar⁶	$42,300	$25,600
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+	$
Drought	+	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	++	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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