Moving to Fayette, New York
Population: 3,643. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,677 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,786 (49.0%), Females: 1,857 (51.0%)
Seneca County
Demographics
 Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $43,259
Median house value: $83,700
Population by Race
Races in Fayette:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
 - Hispanic (0.9%)
 - Black (0.5%)
 
Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (23.8%), English (19.8%), Italian (18.5%), French (6.6%), Dutch (5.3%).
Elevation: 613 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fayette
- High school or higher: 82.5%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
 - Unemployed: 5.8%
 - Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Fayette town
- Never married: 24.6%
 - Now married: 59.9%
 - Separated: 1.3%
 - Widowed: 6.5%
 - Divorced: 7.8%
 
1.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:
- GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GENEVA, NY)
 - AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AUBURN, NY)
 - SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PENN YAN, NY)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fayette:
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
 - ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 46 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
 - SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 53 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:
- AIRTREK (about 3 miles; WATERLOO, NY; Abbreviation: D93)
 - FINGER LAKES REGIONAL (about 6 miles; SENECA FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: 0G7)
 - OVID (about 12 miles; OVID, NY; Abbreviation: D82)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fayette:
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
 - FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,021)
 - CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
 - CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
 - ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
 - SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 46 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
 - SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
 
