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Population (year 2000): 2,242. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,133 (-4.9% change)
Males: 965 (43.0%), Females: 1,277 (57.0%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
39069
Median resident age: 27.8 years
Median household income: $13,564 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,900 (year 2000)
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
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%).
Hospital/medical center in Fayette:
- JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (809 S MAIN BOX
577)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PORT
GIBSON, MS)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
MEADVILLE, MS)
- NATCHEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 24
miles; NATCHEZ, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fayette:
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 18
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 80 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 83
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:
- TENSAS PARISH (about 23 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; ID:
L33)
- NEWELLTON (about 27 miles; NEWELLTON, LA; ID: 9M2)
- CROSBY MUNICIPAL (about 30 miles; CROSBY, MS; ID:
C71)
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; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 83
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 90 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 91 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
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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