Being a small city, Fayette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Fayette rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.77% of adults 25 and older in Fayette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Fayette in 2022 was $26,576, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,304 for a family of four. However, Fayette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fayette also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.61% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Fayette is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fayette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fayette include English, Irish, German, European, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Fayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Russian.
