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Fayette - Wayne, ME

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Overview


Fayette - Wayne is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,365 people and just one neighborhood, Fayette - Wayne is the 198th largest community in Maine.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fayette - Wayne is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fayette - Wayne is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fayette - Wayne who work in management occupations (14.76%), office and administrative support (13.19%), and teaching (10.63%).

Of important note, Fayette - Wayne is also a town of artists. Fayette - Wayne has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fayette - Wayne’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Fayette - Wayne is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Fayette - Wayne’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Because of many things, Fayette - Wayne is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fayette - Wayne a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fayette - Wayne has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fayette - Wayne’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fayette - Wayne has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fayette - Wayne has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fayette - Wayne than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fayette - Wayne may be for you.

One downside of living in Fayette - Wayne, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.82 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Fayette - Wayne doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

Fayette - Wayne is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.07% of adults in Fayette - Wayne have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Fayette - Wayne in 2022 was $38,999, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,996 for a family of four. However, Fayette - Wayne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fayette - Wayne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fayette - Wayne residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fayette - Wayne include English, Irish, German, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Fayette - Wayne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Fayette - Wayne, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 35.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.0% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Maine, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Maine.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 31.3% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 7.5% have French Canadian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Fayette - Wayne are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 5.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 62.1% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 47.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 19.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.3%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Fayette - Wayne, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (31.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (19.7%), and residents who report German roots (13.6%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (10.2%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (7.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (27.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (72.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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