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Fayette town, Seneca County, NY

3,607 Population
54.8 square miles 65.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±5.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Seneca County: 43 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$51,689 ±$11,688 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Seneca County: $37,704 ±$2,031
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,875 ±$24,787 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Seneca County: $68,089 ±$2,709
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.8% ±5.8% (349  ±205) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Seneca County: 13.5% † 4,197 (±1.7% / ±542)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.1 minutes ±3.7 (29,940  ±7,286) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Seneca County: 21.3 274,965 (±1.1 / ±17,045)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,519 ±142 Number of households
  • Seneca County: 13,606 ±256
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (3,583  ±23) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Seneca County: 2.3 31,004 (±0 / ±49)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±3.7% (28  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Seneca County: 4.4% † 278 (±1.4% / ±90)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,831 ±174 Number of housing units
  • Seneca County: 16,194 ±55
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$173,900 ±$28,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Seneca County: $155,400 ±$6,917
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.4% ±7% (407  ±248.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Seneca County: 11.3% † 3,705 (±1.7% / ±542.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.2% ±9.8% (2,181  ±298.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Seneca County: 84.7% 20,113 (±3.3% / ±784.5)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.8% ±6.6% (686  ±171.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Seneca County: 25.2% 5,993 (±1.7% / ±409.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±1% (45  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Seneca County: 3% 974
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±3.3% (249  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Seneca County: 7.7% † 2,013 (±0.9% / ±240)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
249 Total veterans ±92 222 Male ±88 27 Female ±28

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