Fayette County, PA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fayette County: 316 seats on 130 elected bodies.

Cities and towns

How many local governments Fayette County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 92 local governments in Fayette County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government10
Cities, towns, villages and townships (18 municipal, 24 township)4242
School districts (school boards)60
Special districts (elected boards)430

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Fayette County

125,997people
45.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$58,236 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
16.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
19.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$143,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.6%U.S.: 8.4%
43.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.4% · White 89.1% · Black 3.9% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 5.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Fayette County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
1,976people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
51,778people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
53,754in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Fayette County 0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.7%1,97651,77853,754
August 20265.1%2,81351,92654,739
July 20264.8%2,64752,13354,780
June 20265.0%2,74352,03754,780
May 20264.6%2,50251,77054,272
April 20264.4%2,36451,53553,899
March 20265.3%2,88051,05553,935
February 20266.5%3,50250,29853,800
January 20266.1%3,26550,55053,815
December 20255.0%2,67850,89853,576
November 20254.7%2,53251,24053,772
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.9%2,63450,71953,353
August 20256.2%3,37150,67054,041
July 20255.9%3,21450,99354,207
June 20255.7%3,05150,84553,896
May 20254.7%2,51450,75053,264
April 20254.8%2,56750,84053,407
March 20255.4%2,88950,58353,472
February 20256.3%3,39550,13953,534
January 20256.7%3,57950,14853,727
December 20245.2%2,78150,44553,226
November 20244.4%2,33250,79953,131
October 20244.4%2,34351,15553,498
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)5.5%2,94850,71153,659
20244.9%2,67151,29653,967
20234.9%2,63951,52854,167
20225.8%3,15651,03054,186
20218.1%4,47150,58855,059
202011.4%6,50650,39156,897
20195.8%3,36154,29557,656
20186.0%3,43754,27157,708
20177.0%4,05654,23258,288
20167.9%4,71254,69859,410

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Fayette County

213.6 per 100,0002024. Pennsylvania: 250.1.
1,246.1 per 100,0002024. Pennsylvania: 1,447.6.
8murders2024, 318 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

By police agency (14)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Uniontown Police Department2025862849,453
German Township Police Department2025858,442
Connellsville Police Department2025271928,426
Luzerne Township Police Department2025005,336
Redstone Township Police Department2025024,852
Menallen Township Police Department2025003,998
Washington Township Police Department, Fayette County20251263,649
Masontown Police Department202510273,126
Brownsville Police Department20252142,080
Perryopolis Police Department2025001,601
Southwest Regiona Police Departmentl, Fayette County2024061,466
Point Marion Police Department2025661,102
Dunbar Police Department202400964
Everson Police Department202400731

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Pennsylvania · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.02 per 1,000 residents2024, 13 agencies serving 50,989 people.
52sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
2civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (13), 2024
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Uniontown Police Department2019,451
Connellsville Police Department1718,426
Washington Township Police Department, Fayette County303,659
German Township Police Department308,421
Masontown Police Department203,123
Perryopolis Police Department201,599
Redstone Township Police Department204,847
Brownsville Police Department102,077
Southwest Regiona Police Departmentl, Fayette County101,466
Point Marion Police Department101,098
Dunbar Police Department00964
Everson Police Department00731
Luzerne Township Police Department005,127

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

What is the population of Fayette County?
About 125,997 people, with a median age of 45.4; the median household income is $58,236 and 16.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fayette County?
3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,976 people unemployed in a labor force of 53,754, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fayette County?
92 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 18 municipal, 24 township, 6 school district and 43 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Fayette County?
130: Belle Vernon Borough, Belle Vernon Borough, Belle Vernon Borough, Brownsville Borough, Brownsville Borough, Brownsville Borough, Brownsville Borough, Brownsville Township, Brownsville Township, Brownsville Township, Bullskin Township, Bullskin Township, Bullskin Township, City of Connellsville, City of Connellsville, City of Connellsville, City of Connellsville, City of Connellsville, City of Uniontown, City of Uniontown, City of Uniontown, City of Uniontown, City of Uniontown, Connellsville Township, Connellsville Township, Connellsville Township, Dawson Borough, Dawson Borough, Dawson Borough, Dunbar Borough, Dunbar Borough, Dunbar Borough, Dunbar Township, Dunbar Township, Dunbar Township, Everson Borough, Everson Borough, Everson Borough, Everson Borough, Fairchance Borough, Fairchance Borough, Fairchance Borough, Fayette City Borough, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Georges Township, Georges Township, Georges Township, German Township, German Township, German Township, Henry Clay Township, Henry Clay Township, Henry Clay Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Lower Tyrone Township, Lower Tyrone Township, Lower Tyrone Township, Luzerne Township, Luzerne Township, Luzerne Township, Markleysburg Borough, Markleysburg Borough, Markleysburg Borough, Markleysburg Borough, Masontown Borough, Masontown Borough, Masontown Borough, Menallen Township, Menallen Township, Menallen Township, Newell Borough, Newell Borough, Newell Borough, Nicholson Township, Nicholson Township, Nicholson Township, North Union Township, North Union Township, North Union Township, Ohiopyle Borough, Ohiopyle Borough, Ohiopyle Borough, Perry Township, Perry Township, Perry Township, Perryopolis Borough, Perryopolis Borough, Perryopolis Borough, Point Marion Borough, Point Marion Borough, Point Marion Borough, Redstone Township, Redstone Township, Redstone Township, Saltlick Township, Saltlick Township, Saltlick Township, Smithfield Borough, Smithfield Borough, Smithfield Borough, South Connellsville Borough, South Connellsville Borough, South Connellsville Borough, South Union Township, South Union Township, South Union Township, Springfield Township, Springfield Township, Springfield Township, Springhill Township, Springhill Township, Springhill Township, Stewart Township, Stewart Township, Stewart Township, Upper Tyrone Township, Upper Tyrone Township, Vanderbilt Borough, Vanderbilt Borough, Vanderbilt Borough, Washington Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Wharton Township, Wharton Township, Wharton Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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