Fayette is a city of 2,801 people in Missouri. The median age is 22.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $146,700. The foreign-born share is 3%. 78% were living in the same home a year earlier. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,679, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 22.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fayette
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.6 → 22.8(−8.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share81.8% → 78.6%(−3.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.5% → 57.7%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Fayette's population equals 28% of Howard County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 79% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 17% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61%(61)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War19%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 100 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fayette, decade by decade
Fayette population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,888
$47,694
$78,722
22.3%
38.3
2000
2,793
$49,687
$102,924
24.8%
43.0
2010
2,688
$46,018
$140,692
31.7%
38.3
2020
2,803
$54,974
$124,719
35.0%
54.3
2024
2,801
$57,679
$146,700
34.3%
45.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
