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Population (year 2000): 4,922. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,761 (-3.3% change)
Males: 2,208 (44.9%), Females: 2,714 (55.1%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
35555
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $25,714 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,300 (year 2000)
Races in Fayette:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.8%)
- Black (23.4%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), English
(8.8%), Irish (6.1%), German (2.4%), Scottish (1.1%),
Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 360 feet
Land area: 8.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fayette
- High school or higher: 68.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fayette city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 8.1%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -71 (-1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Fayette:
- FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (1653
TEMPLE AVENUE NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:
- CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
WINFIELD, AL)
- MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles;
HAMILTON, AL)
- NORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; NORTHPORT,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fayette:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 42 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 3 miles; FAYETTE, AL;
ID: M95)
- LAMAR COUNTY (about 21 miles; VERNON, AL; ID: M55)
- NORTH PICKENS (about 25 miles; REFORM, AL; ID: 3M8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fayette:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 32 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 45 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 64 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
Public high school in Fayette:
- FAYETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 478;
Location: 202 14TH COURT NE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fayette:
- FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 637;
Location: 509 2ND ST NE; Grades: KG - 04)
- FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 540;
Location: 418 3RD AVE NE; Grades: 04 - 08)
- HUBBERTVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location:
7360 COUNTY ROAD 49; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Fayette:
- FAYETTE COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $108,002; Location: 326 TEMPLE AVENUE N; 24,923
books; 545 audio materials; 1,202 video materials; 27
serial subscriptions)
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