Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.54. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 47.8%
(46.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.8% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Mississippi: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.1% | | Whole state: | 70.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fayette, MS
55 people in nursing homes
Fayette compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Fayette (2011 data):
- United Mississippi Bank: Fayette Branch at 1440 Main Street, branch established on 1974/08/26. Info updated 2011/09/16: Bank assets: $269.4 mil, Deposits: $238.9 mil, headquarters in Natchez, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Security, Inc.
- The Jefferson Bank: at 1445 Main Street, branch established on 1901/01/03. Info updated 2010/06/07: Bank assets: $95.1 mil, Deposits: $79.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Southeast Arkansas Bank Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Religion statistics for Fayette (based on Jefferson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 24.69%
| Here |  | 24.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 51.5% | 24.4% | 14.3% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 44.0% | 28.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 16.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Jefferson County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Jefferson County: | 5.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jefferson County: | 15.0% | | Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jefferson County: | 41.6% | | State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
8 | $14,396 | $21,594 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,048 | $24,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $6,356 | $19,068 | 6 | $4,362 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $5,014 | $20,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $27,814 | $20,861 | 6 | $4,362 |
Fayette government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $300,000 ($189.87)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($11.39)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $114,000 ($72.15)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $473,000 ($299.37)
Sewerage: $283,000 ($179.11)
Water Utilities: $223,000 ($141.14)
Financial Administration: $217,000 ($137.34)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($17.72)
Local Fire Protection: $5,000 ($3.16)
Parks and Recreation: $2,000 ($1.27)
- General - Interest on Debt: $46,000 ($29.11)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,000 ($41.14)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $107,000 ($67.72)
General Revenue, NEC: $70,000 ($44.30)
Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($4.43)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,646,000 ($1041.77)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,631,000 ($1032.28)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000 ($31.65)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $50,000 ($31.65)
Parks and Recreation: $40,000 ($25.32)
General - Other: $27,000 ($17.09)
Local Fire Protection: $2,000 ($1.27)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $276,000 ($174.68)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $235,000 ($148.73)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $63,000 ($39.87)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $193,000 ($122.15)
Highways: $114,000 ($72.15)
All Other: $70,000 ($44.30)
- Tax - Property: $192,000 ($121.52)
Public Utilities Sales: $63,000 ($39.87)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $338,000 ($213.92)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $34,000 ($21.52)
4.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,009 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.44% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,958 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.84% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fayette:
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
- WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMIS (1240 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ BROADCASTING CO.)
- WNAT (1450 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fayette:
- WTYJ (97.7 FM; FAYETTE, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
- WNJJ (97.3 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WILL PERK BROADCASTING)
- WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPRL (91.7 FM; LORMAN, MS; Owner: ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WASM (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WMPN-FM (91.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WUSJ (96.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KPXS (104.7 FM; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W220BN (91.9 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMJU (104.3 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: OLE BROOK BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fayette:
- WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- W24CR (Channel 24; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
- WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
- WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W59DK (Channel 59; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Fayette, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 205
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
Fayette fatal accident list:
Apr 29, 1997 09:58 PM, Ms 553, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 13, 1987 12:35 AM, 403211, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 10, 1985 01:58 AM, 320001, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 1, 1976 03:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Fayette)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 43 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 6 Mi Se (Lat: 31.664333 Lon: -90.982611), Call Sign: KKS252, Licensee ID: L00086930
Assigned Frequencies: 151.145 MHz, 151.355 MHz Grant Date: 10/25/1995, Expiration Date: 12/04/2000, Cancellation Date: 02/04/2001
Registrant: State Of Mississippi, 301 N Lamar St Ste 300, Jackson, MS 39201, Phone: (601) 359-1386 - 5.6 Mi E Of Fayette On Hwy 28 (Lat: 31.664056 Lon: -90.983167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 52 m, Overall height: 58 m, Call Sign: KNNL330, Licensee ID: L00086930
Assigned Frequencies: 151.415 MHz Grant Date: 11/30/2000, Expiration Date: 02/21/2011, Certifier: Gary Padgett
Registrant: Mississippi Forestry Commission, 301 N Lamar St Ste 300, Jackson, MS 39201, Phone: (601) 354-6008, Fax: (601) 354-7334 - Poindexter St (Lat: 31.708500 Lon: -91.057056), Call Sign: KAT833
Assigned Frequencies: 153.515 MHz Grant Date: 08/01/2001, Expiration Date: 10/20/2011
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514 - Lat: 31.805750 Lon: -90.932222, Call Sign: WQGS639
Assigned Frequencies: 43.1600 MHz Grant Date: 04/05/2007, Expiration Date: 04/05/2017, Certifier: John Brady
Registrant: Washington Radio Reports, 1588 Fairfield Road Ste 7, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - 10913, (Mswin 10913) 156 Stampley Road (Lat: 31.665944 Lon: -91.124472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 143.3 m, Call Sign: WQJN529, Licensee ID: L01412109
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz Grant Date: 11/07/2008, Expiration Date: 11/07/2018, Certifier: Johnnie M Bailey
Registrant: State Of Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue Mail Code 66-01, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601) 359-5363, Email:
- 10913, (Mswin 10913) 156 Stampley Road (Lat: 31.665944 Lon: -91.124472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 143.3 m, Call Sign: WQKA270, Licensee ID: L01412109
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2019, Certifier: Johnnie M Bailey
Registrant: State Of Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue Mail Code 66-01, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601) 359-5363, Email:
- HWY28 DILLON, 9268 Hwy 28, Fayette, Ms 39069 (Lat: 31.673944 Lon: -90.931028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m, Call Sign: WQLP280
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz Grant Date: 03/18/2010, Expiration Date: 03/18/2020, Certifier: Victor H Meena
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chtd., 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
- FAYETTE, Wood Street (Lat: 31.708750 Lon: -91.060639), Overall height: 47.9 m, Call Sign: WAU278
Assigned Frequencies: 6034.20 MHz Grant Date: 08/24/1990, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 12/09/1998
Registrant: South Central Bell Telephone Company Bellsouth Services, North W1h1 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Fayette, MS
| Most common first names in Fayette, MS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 61 | 68.7 years |
| Willie | 49 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 48 | 76.3 years |
| John | 29 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 27 | 74.3 years |
| Annie | 21 | 77.3 years |
| Henry | 20 | 76.6 years |
| Charles | 20 | 65.7 years |
| Jessie | 19 | 70.3 years |
| William | 14 | 67.5 years |
| Most common last names in Fayette, MS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jackson | 55 | 66.6 years |
| Smith | 46 | 72.9 years |
| Brown | 32 | 81.0 years |
| Green | 29 | 70.7 years |
| Williams | 29 | 77.1 years |
| Anderson | 22 | 74.1 years |
| Doss | 22 | 61.3 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 71.3 years |
| Jones | 22 | 77.0 years |
| Geoghegan | 21 | 78.7 years |
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