COUNTY PROFILE fayette county

fayette

county

COUNTY PROFILE

population 3

households and housing 4

economy 5

education and poverty 6

transporation 7

data sources 8

The purpose of the County Profiles is to provide a snapshot of existing conditions within each of the 6-counties in the Memphis Area Association of Government region. The coun-ty profiles help establish baseline information that may be used to measure progress and change over time. The profiles to not provide strategies or recommendations.

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FAYETTE COUNTY

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18.60% 16.30% 43.70% 14.90% Age 0-19 Age 20-34 Age 35-64 Age 65+ 2% 69% 28% 1%1% Hispanic White African American Asian/Pacific Islander Other

Chart 1: Populatioin and Forecasted Growth

Chart 2: Population by Race Chart 3: Population by Age

5% 78.90% 17.10% 1.80% 2.10% Tennessee 1 2 3 4 5 Fayette County Tennessee 26.40% 19.70% 40.40% 13.50% 1 2 3 4 Fayette County Tennessee 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 2010 2014 2020

Fayette County

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POPULATION

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Map 1: Location of County

2010 Population 38,413

Land Area (square miles) 706.24

Population Density (per square miles) 54.5 Largest City/Town Oakland County Seat Somerville Table 1: Overview MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE ARKANSAS

59.8% 16.3%

20.8% 3.1%

Married Couple Family Other Families People Living Alone Other Non-Family Households 81.2% 5.4% 13.2% 0.0% Single-Family Unit Multi-Family Unit Mobile Home Boat, RV, Van, etc. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Fayette County Tennessee Fayette County Tennessee Number of Households 14,505 2,493,552 Average House-hold Size 2.62 2.48 Average Family Size 3.02 3.01

Chart 1: Households by Type and Number Chart 2: Household Income

Median Value of Owner-Occupied Units Fayette County Tennessee

$175,100 $139,200

Chart 3: Housing Characteristics

71.90% 18.20% 9.80% 0.10% Tennessee 1 2 3 4 Tennessee Fayette County

Chart 4: Housing Type

49% 17.80% 28.10% 5.10% 1 2 3 4 Tennessee Fayette County

Chart 5: Household Type

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% % Households:

Families % Households:One Person Under 18 %Households: One Person 65 or over Fayette County Tennessee $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 Median Household Income Mean Household Income Per Capita Income Fayette County Tennessee

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HOUSEHOLDS & HOUSING

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Management, business, science, & arts occupations Service occupations

Sales & office occupations

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Production, transportation, & material moving occupations 59.8%

16.3% 20.8%

3.1%

Married Couple Family Other Families People Living Alone Other Non-Family Households

Chart 2: Household Income

Chart 5: Household Type

Chart 1: Employment

Area Largest Employment Industry Fayette County Educational & Healthcare _Services

Tennessee Educational & Healthcare _Services Area Average Wage Fayette County $73,151

Tennessee $61,291

Area Average Unemployment Rate Fayette County 7.5%

Tennessee 6.6%

Industry (U.S. Census Data Categories) % Educational services, and health care & social assistance 20.2%

Manufacturing 14.4% Retail Trade 12.5% Professional, scientific & management, and administration & waste

manage-ment services 8.2% Transportation & warehousing and utlities 7.6% Construction 7.5% Other services, except public administration 6.0% Art, entertainment & recreation, and accomodation & food services 5.5% Public Administration 4.9% Finance & insurance, and real estate & rental & leasing 4.6% Wholesale Trade 4.2% Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, and mining 2.8% Information 1.4%

Chart 3: Income

Chart 4: Occupations in Fayette County

Chart 2: Employment by Industry in Fayette County

List 1: Major Employers

Fayette County Schools Eggo Company

Fayette County

Memphis Contract Packaging, Inc. Medegen Medical Products, LLC

Coil Master Corporation The Troxel Company The Kroger Co.

Ring Container Technologies, LLC Fayette County Compared to _Tennessee Compared to _Nation Regional Rank

Median

House-hold Income $56,618 +28% +6% #2

Per Capita

Income $28,201 +15% +<1% #1

Fayette County has a median household income of $56,618, which is higher than the national median household income and median household income statewide. The county ranks 2nd out of the region’s 6 counties in terms of household median income.

The county has a per capita income of $28,201, which is higher than the national per capita income and the per capita income statewide. The county ranks 1st out of the region’s 6 counties in terms of per capita.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% % Population 16+: Not

Currently in Labor Force % Population 16+: Employed Tennessee Fayette County

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ECONOMY

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High School High SchoolGraduate (includes equivalency) Some College or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree or higher Fayette County Tennessee 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Fayette County Tennessee U.S.

Chart 1: Educational Attainment

*Population 25 years and over

Chart 2: Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment

*Poverty Rate for the population 25 years and over for whom poverty status is determined by educational attainment level

Chart 3: Median Income by Education

*Median earning in the past 12 months (in 2013 inflation-adjusted dollars)

Chart 4: Poverty Levels

List 1: School Inventory

# Enroll-_ment

Elemen-tary 7 1,692 Middle 1 786

High 2 862

List 2: Regional Higher Education Institutions

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 Fayette County Tennessee 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% % Persons Below

Poverty Level % Children <18Below Poverty Level

% Persons ≥65 Below Poverty

Level

% Families Below

Poverty Level % Families withFemale Head of Household Below

Poverty Level

Fayette County Tennessee

Arkansas State University Mid-South Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Belhaven University - Desoto

Christian Brothers University Delta Technical College Le Moyne-Owen College

Memphis College of Art

Northwest Mississippi Community College Ozark University - Turrell

Rhodes College

Southern College of Optometry

Southwest Tennessee Community College

Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley Turrell University of Technology

Tri-State Baptist College University of Memphis

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List 1: School Inventory List 1: Transportation Fact

Access of Interstate I-40 U.S. Highways 64, 70, 79

State Highways 1, 15, 18, 57, 59, 76, 86, 193, 194, 195, 196, _{222, 385} Nearest Commercial Airport Memphis International

Railroads Serving County CSX, Mississippi Centrail Railroad, NS

Nearest Port Memphis

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

8 8 4 3 6

Map 1: Transportation Infrastructure

Table 2: Traffic Fatalities in Fayette County

82.4% 10.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 2.8% Drove Alone Carpooled Public Transit Walked Other Worked at Home 83.7% 9.6% 0.8% 1.3% 1.1% 3.5% 1 2 3 4 5 6

Fayette County Tennessee

Average commute time is 32.7 minutes

Chart 1: Commute to Work

Chart 2: Place of Work

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Worked in State of

Residence Worked in County ofResidence County of ResidenceWorked Outside of Worked Outside Stateof Residence

Fayette County Tennessee TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI

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TRANSPORTATION

POPULATION

Map 1: Location of County - Memphis Area Assoication of Governments (2015) Table 1: Overview - Fayette County, U.S. Census Bureau (2010), Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (2014)

Chart 1: Population & Forecasted Growth - U.S. Census Bureau (2010); Tennes-see Department of Economic and Community Development (2014)

Chart 2: Population by Race - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Population by Age - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING

Chart 1: Households by Type and Number - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Household Income - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 3: Housing Charactersitics - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Housing Type - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 5: Household Type - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

ECONOMY

Chart 1: Employment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 2: Employment by Industry in Fayette County: U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 3: Income - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 4: Occupations in Fayette County - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

List 1: Major Employers: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (2014)

EDUCATION AND POVERTY

Chart 1: Education Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 2: Poverty Rate by Education Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Median Income by Education - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Chart 4: Poverty Levels - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

List 1: School Inventory - Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (2014)

List 3: Regional Higher Education Institutions - Tennessee Department of Eco-nomic and Community Development (2014)

TRANSPORTATION

Map 1: Transportation Infrastructure - Memphis Area Association of Governments (2015)

Chart 1: Commute to Work - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Place of Work - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

List 1: Transporation Facts - U.S. Census Bureau (2013); Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (2014)

Table 1: Traffic Fatalities in Fayette County - Tennessee Department of Transportation (2015)

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