Fayette is a city of 1,691 people in Mississippi. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 38.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 49% less than in Mississippi as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $95,000. The median age is 33.7, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $28,567, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fayette
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 8.3%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate54.7% → 38.0%(−16.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share3.3% → 0.0%(−3.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Fayette's population equals 24% of Jefferson County's. Its number of veterans equals 6.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 88% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 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
1,853
$19,169
$86,162
14.4%
8.7
2000
2,242
$24,709
$77,420
12.7%
7.8
2010
1,614
$19,815
$91,493
17.2%
5.6
2020
1,445
$25,012
$83,267
19.3%
11.1
2024
1,691
$28,567
$95,000
8.3%
0.0
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.
