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Fayette, MS
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Fayette profile


Living in Fayette



Fayette is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,390 people and three associated 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.

Fayette is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Fayette who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.51% of the adults in Fayette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fayette in 2018 was $17,321, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,284 for a family of four. However, Fayette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fayette also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.12% 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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