Fayette is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,342 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fayette is the 152nd largest community in Mississippi.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.71% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.12 minutes getting to work every day.

Fayette is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Fayette have a very low rate of college education: just 8.33% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Fayette in 2022 was $21,990, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,960 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 37.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fayette include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

The most common language spoken in Fayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and African languages.