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Moving to Fayette, Mississippi

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Population: 2,242. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,133 (-4.9% change)
Males: 965 (43.0%), Females: 1,277 (57.0%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 39069

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.8 years
Median household income: $13,564
Median house value: $45,900

Population by Race

Races in Fayette:

  • Black (97.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.6%).

Elevation: 290 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fayette

  • High school or higher: 55.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 22.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fayette city

  • Never married: 50.7%
  • Now married: 25.8%
  • Separated: 5.5%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +397 (+21.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fayette:

  • JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (809 S MAIN BOX 577)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fayette:

  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 18 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 80 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 83 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:

  • TENSAS PARISH (about 23 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; Abbreviation: L33)
  • NEWELLTON (about 27 miles; NEWELLTON, LA; Abbreviation: 9M2)
  • CROSBY MUNICIPAL (about 30 miles; CROSBY, MS; Abbreviation: C71)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fayette:

  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 90 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 91 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)

Schools

Public high schools in Fayette:

  • JEFFERSON CO HIGH (Students: 468; Location: 2277 MAIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 468 HWY 33; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • FAYETTE VOC CENTER (Location: 205 INDUSTRIAL PARK DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fayette:

  • JEFFERSON CO ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 614; Location: 430 HWY 33; Grades: PK – 04)
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 468 HWY 33; Grades: 05 – 08)

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