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Fayette, MS
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Living in Fayette



Fayette is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,390 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Fayette is the 152nd largest community in Mississippi.

Fayette’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.82 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Fayette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Fayette is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.08% of adults 25 and older in Fayette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fayette in 2018 was $14,905, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $59,620 for a family of four. Fayette also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.29% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Fayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fayette residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Fayette include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.

The most common language spoken in Fayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and African languages.


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