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Jefferson County

Population in July 2008: 1,986. Population change since 2000: -11.4%
 

Males: 854  (43.0%)
Females: 1,132  (57.0%)

Median resident age:  27.8 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39069.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $15,080 (it was $13,564 in 2000)
Fayette:  $15,080
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $9,734
Fayette:  $9,734
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,822 (it was $42,500 in 2000)
Fayette:  $62,822
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,016; Detached houses: $73,082; Townhouses or other attached units: $87,578; In 2-unit structures: $65,534; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $13,264; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,521; Mobile homes: $24,123

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Races in Fayette:

  • Black (97.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fayette: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 290 feet

Land area: 1.18 square miles.

Population density: 1686 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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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%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.2%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Fayette, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fayette to the number of sex offenders is 397 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fayette:  0.8% ($356)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (65.6 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (86.8 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (290.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Roxie, MS (3.8 miles ), Port Gibson, MS (4.2 miles ), St. Joseph, LA (4.2 miles ), Meadville, MS (4.4 miles ), Waterproof, LA (4.5 miles ), Bude, MS (4.6 miles ), Natchez, MS (4.7 miles ), Vidalia, LA (4.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $19,300
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $19,300
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $19,300
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $19,300
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $19,300
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $19,300
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $52,000
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $52,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 31.71 N, Longitude: 91.06 W

Area code: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: +397 (+21.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.51
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Fayette, Mississippi

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Fayette-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 187% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/23/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Fayette city center killed 32 people and injured 241 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1976, a category 4 tornado 24.7 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Birthplace of: Delvin Thompson - College basketball player (Alcorn State Braves), Juan Wyatt - College basketball player (Alcorn State Braves), Richard Truly - astronaut.


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)
  • NATCHEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 20 miles; NATCHEZ, MS)
  • NATCHEZ REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; NATCHEZ, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Fayette, MS

Operable nuclear power plant near Fayette:
  • 18 miles: Grand Gulf in Port Gibson, MS.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fayette:
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 82 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fayette:
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Churches in Fayette include: Fayette Baptist Church (A), Mount Zion Church of God in Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Courts: Jefferson County - Justice Court Clerk (1483 Main Street), Fayette City - Municipal Court Clerk (59 Medgar Evers Boulevard), Jefferson County - Youth Court Counselor (South Main).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.1%
Whole state:  71.4%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  48.2%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  25.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fayette, MS


55 people in nursing homes


Fayette compared to Mississippi state average:

Fayette, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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  • 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 (2009 data):
  • The Jefferson Bank: at 1445 Main Street, branch established on 1901-01-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.0 mil, Deposits: $40.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Southeast Arkansas Bank Corporation
  • United Mississippi Bank: Fayette Branch at 230 Main Street, branch established on 1974-08-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $214.7 mil, Deposits: $185.5 mil, headquarters in Natchez, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Security, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)


Religion statistics for Fayette

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents51.5%24.4%14.3%4.2%5.6%
Congregations44.0%28.0%8.0%4.0%16.0%
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.


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$21,5940$0
Judicial and Legal 1$2,048$24,5760$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$6,356$19,0686$4,362
Police - Other 3$5,014$20,0560$0
Totals for Government 16$27,814$20,8616$4,362


Fayette government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $114,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $473,000
    Sewerage: $283,000
    Water Utilities: $223,000
    Financial Administration: $217,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $107,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $70,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,646,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,631,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $50,000
    Parks and Recreation: $40,000
    General - Other: $27,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $276,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $235,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $63,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $193,000
    Highways: $114,000
    All Other: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $192,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $63,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $338,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $34,000

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:
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.83% ($17,400 average AGI)
from Adams County, MS  0.50% ($24,583)


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:
to Adams County, MS  1.06% ($20,192 average AGI)
to Warren County, MS  0.98% ($23,042)
to Hinds County, MS  0.53% ($20,154)


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 accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (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: 79
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
  • Fatalities: 87
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Fayette fatal accident list:
Apr 29, 1997 04:58 AM, Ms 553, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 13, 1987 04:35 AM, 403211, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 10, 1985 11:58 AM, 320001, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 1, 1976 01:30 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: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 6 Mi Se, Call Sign: KKS252, Licensee ID: L00086930
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.145 MHz, 151.355 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/25/1995, Expiration Date: 12/04/2000, Cancelation 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, 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, 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: 3
  • 10913, (Mswin 10913) 156 Stampley Road, 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, 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:
  • FAYETTE, Wood Street, Overall height: 47.9 m, Call Sign: WAU278
    Assigned Frequencies : 6034.20 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/24/1990, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancelation 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:
  • Fire: 28

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Fayette, MS

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