How many people live in Fayette County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 25,500 people living in Fayette County, TX. That makes Fayette County the 102nd-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.08% of people living in the state.
25.5K
population of Fayette County, TX (2024)
0.08%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 25,500 people lived in Fayette County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Fayette County, TX’s age demographics?
About 7,000 Fayette County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 27.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 5,200 Fayette County residents, or 20.3% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Fayette County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Fayette County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 69.1% of the Fayette County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Fayette County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (23.1%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Fayette County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 5.6%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.55% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Fayette County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Fayette County, TX is La Grange with about 4,500 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Fayette County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | La Grange | 4,504 |
| 2. | Schulenburg | 2,839 |
| 3. | Flatonia | 1,398 |
| 4. | Ellinger | 296 |
| 5. | Carmine | 252 |
| 6. | Fayetteville | 252 |
| 7. | Round Top | 95 |
| 8. | Balance of Fayette County | 15,852 |
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