Fayette’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Being a small city, Fayette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Fayette citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.51% of adults 25 and older in Fayette have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fayette in 2022 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.
