Moving to Fayette, New York

Population: 3,643. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,677 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,786 (49.0%), Females: 1,857 (51.0%)

Seneca County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $43,259
Median house value: $83,700

Population by Race

Races in Fayette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (23.8%), English (19.8%), Italian (18.5%), French (6.6%), Dutch (5.3%).

Elevation: 613 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fayette

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fayette town

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

1.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:

  • GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GENEVA, NY)
  • AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AUBURN, NY)
  • SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PENN YAN, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fayette:

  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 46 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 53 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:

  • AIRTREK (about 3 miles; WATERLOO, NY; Abbreviation: D93)
  • FINGER LAKES REGIONAL (about 6 miles; SENECA FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: 0G7)
  • OVID (about 12 miles; OVID, NY; Abbreviation: D82)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fayette:

  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,021)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 46 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)