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Fayette, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Fayette is a Census city of 1,691 people across 1.18 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $28,567, 59.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fayette
What Fayette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.18 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,438 plus or minus 405
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fayette
How many people live in Fayette
- Population1,691 plus or minus 476
- Median age33.7
- Population under 18561 plus or minus 164
- Share under 1833.2 percent
- Population 65 and over207 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over12.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households573 plus or minus 148
- Family households359 plus or minus 107
- Share of households that are families62.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fayette
Income and work in Fayette
- Median household income$28,567 plus or minus $9,685
- Per capita income$21,990 plus or minus $5,278
- Civilian labor force518 plus or minus 174
- Employed513 plus or minus 172
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over996 plus or minus 283
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fayette
Housing in Fayette
- Housing units712 plus or minus 148
- Occupied units573 plus or minus 148
- Vacant units139 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied339 plus or minus 113
- Renter occupied234 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate59.2 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,000 plus or minus $43,942
- Median gross rent, monthly$425
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units409 plus or minus 125
- Share single family57.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Units in buildings of two or more229 plus or minus 93
- Share in buildings of two or more32.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fayette
How Fayette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute417 plus or minus 169
- Commuting under 15 minutes210 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.4 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more77 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.5 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Drove alone80.5 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Carpooled0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home18.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fayette
Flood risk in Fayette
- NFIP communityCity of Fayette
- NFIP community number280285
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The City of Fayette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280285 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Fayette
Jefferson County context, not Fayette figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County54
- Covered employment, Jefferson County953
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$43,225
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County0
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fayette.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fayette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fayette, Mississippi?
1,691, in 573 households. Fayette city covers 1.18 square miles of land, which is 1,438 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fayette in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fayette?
$28,567. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,000. Median gross rent is $425 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fayette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fayette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fayette, city of, community 280285, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fayette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fayette.
Is zoning published for Fayette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.