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Population (year 2000): 2,793. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,701 (-3.3% change)
Males: 1,331 (47.7%), Females: 1,462 (52.3%)
Howard County
Zip code:
65248
Median resident age: 29.2 years
Median household income: $27,276 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,300 (year 2000)
Races in Fayette:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.9%)
- Black (18.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (18.3%), English (10.1%),
Irish (9.0%), United States (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), French
(2.6%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fayette
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fayette city
- Never married: 43.8%
- Now married: 39.4%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 8.8%
2.0% Foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.8% Africa, 0.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -126 (-4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:
- COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
BOONVILLE, MO)
- MOBERLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
MOBERLY, MO)
- RUSK REHABILITATION CENTER LLC (about 27 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fayette:
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 54 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:
- JESSE VIERTEL MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; BOONVILLE,
MO; ID: VER)
- SLATER MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; SLATER, MO; ID:
9K5)
- OMAR N BRADLEY (about 29 miles; MOBERLY, MO; ID:
MBY)
College/University in Fayette:
- CENTRAL METHODIST COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,119; Location: 411 CENTRAL METHODIST SQ;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cmc.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fayette:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 44 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 108 miles;
ROLLA, MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
Public high school in Fayette:
- FAYETTE HIGH (Students: 245; Location: 510
CLEVELAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fayette:
- LAURENCE J. DALY ELEM. (Students: 340;
Location: 702 LUCKY ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WM. N. CLARK MIDDLE (Students: 182; Location:
704 LUCKY ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Fayette:
- HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$224,478; Location: 201 SOUTH MAIN; 39,448 books; 1,201
audio materials; 1,010 video materials; 109 serial
subscriptions)
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