Fayette County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofTexas. As of the2020 census, its population was 24,435.[1] Itscounty seat isLa Grange.[2] The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year.[3] Fayette County was settled by German and Czech emigrants in the mid 1830's.[4] The county lies in the Texas German belt, a fragmented belt of German towns throughout central Texas.[5]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 960 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 9.8 sq mi (25 km2) (1.0%) are covered by water.[9]
Fayette County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of thecensus[16] of 2000, 21,804 people, 8,722 households, and 6,044 families resided in the county. Thepopulation density was 23 people per square mile (8.9 people/km2). The 11,113 housing units averaged 12 units per square mile (4.6/km2). Theracial makeup of the county was 84.58% White, 7.01% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 6.72% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. About 12.78% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race; 34.9% were ofGerman, 16.4%Czech, 7.6%American, and 5.3%English ancestry according toCensus 2000.
Christianity is the number-one religion and Judaism is the second.[17]
Of the 8,722 households, 28.5% had children under 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were not families. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was distributed as 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
Themedian income for a household in the county was $34,526, and for a family was $43,156. Males had a median income of $29,008 versus $20,859 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $18,888. About 8.10% of families and 11.40% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.
At the presidential level, from 1912 through 1964, Fayette County, as was typical of theSolid South, voted predominantly for the Democratic candidate, even in1928 withAl Smith the Democratic nominee, unlike most Texas counties. From1972, the county has shifted to the Republican nominee.
United States presidential election results for Fayette County, Texas[18]
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