Median Age in Fayette County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
35.3 years
Rank #2,940/3,222 · #115 in KY
9th
Fayette 35.3 years
KY 39.1 years -9.7%
US 38.9 years -9.3%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's median age of 35.3 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Fayette County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,937 | Denver County, CO | 35.3 years |
| #2,938 | Weld County, CO | 35.3 years |
| #2,939 | Thomas County, KS | 35.3 years |
| #2,940 | Fayette County, KY | 35.3 years |
| #2,941 | Madison Parish, LA | 35.3 years |
| #2,942 | Beltrami County, MN | 35.3 years |
| #2,943 | Saline County, MO | 35.3 years |
About Median Age
Fayette County, Kentucky has a median age of 35.3 years, ranking #2,940 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.3% below the national value of 38.9 years. Within Kentucky, it ranks #115 of 120. This places it in the 9th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.