Fayette town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,302 ( 162 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.2 square miles
Population density: 44.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,233	94.70%	11.5%
Black:	4	0.31%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	7	0.54%	0.0%
2+ races:	34	2.61%	183.3%
Hispanic:	24	1.84%	166.7%

Total non-White:	69	5.30%	102.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	127	13.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	35	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,140
1,106	97.02%
4	0.35%
1	0.09%
7	0.61%
12	1.05%
9	0.79%
34	2.98%

2000
1,040
1,016	97.69%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
3	0.29%
15	1.44%
4	0.38%
24	2.31%

1990
855
848	99.18%
0	0.00%
3	0.35%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.23%
7	0.82%

1980
807
794	98.39%
3	0.37%
2	0.25%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.99%
13	1.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

90	8.7
10	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

168	19.6
17	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

54	6.7
-6	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayette town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
60.4
181	13.9%
1,121	86.1%
548	42.1%

600
2.17

432	72.0%
389	90.0%
4	0.9%
168	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
48.0
208	18.2%
932	81.8%
173	15.2%

491
2.32

330	67.2%
281	85.2%
10	3.0%
161	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.3
256	24.6%
784	75.4%
111	10.7%

416
2.50

294	70.7%
260	88.4%
14	4.8%
122	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
173	20.2%
682	79.8%
100	11.7%

312
2.74

239	76.6%
208	87.0%
7	2.9%
73	23.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
266	33.0%
541	67.0%
76	9.4%

289
2.79

219	75.8%
197	90.0%
12	5.5%
70	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fayette town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	72	12.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	73	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	6.2%
$200,000 or more	34	5.7%

Median Household Income	55,000
Per Capita Income	36,966

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	2.0%
Public Assistance	5	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	64	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	398	69.6%
Unemployed	12	2.1%
In Armed Forces	4	0.7%

Total Labor Force	414	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	158	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	140	89	61.1%
Non-Profit	23	61	27.4%
Self-Employed	53	8	86.9%

Local Government	24	43	35.8%
State Government	20	33	37.7%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	193	97	66.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	67	137	32.8%
Total	260	234	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	24.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	87	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	74	14.9%
Professional, Technical	174	35.1%
Service Occupations	48	9.7%
All others	113	22.8%

White Collar		67.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	109	22.0%
Health care and social assistance	71	14.3%
Construction	60	12.1%
Public administration	49	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	41	8.3%
Retail trade	37	7.5%
Manufacturing	33	6.7%
Other services	27	5.4%
Finance and insurance	25	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	14	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.6%
Wholesale trade	6	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.2%
Utilities	5	1.0%
Information	3	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	5	0.38%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	16	1.23%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	16	1.23%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	4	0.31%
Thai	3	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,226	97.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	1.3%
Other Asian	7	0.6%
Other Indo-European	4	0.3%
Spanish	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	393	30.2%
Irish	216	16.6%
French	184	14.1%
French Canadian	132	10.1%
German	101	7.8%
Italian	85	6.5%
Scottish	81	6.2%
American	69	5.3%
Scotch-Irish	32	2.5%
Polish	31	2.4%
Dutch	26	2.0%
Eastern European	23	1.8%
Welsh	23	1.8%
British	19	1.5%
Norwegian	12	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,287	98.8%
Not a citizen	15	1.2%

Native	1,267	97.3%
Foreign-born	35	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	0.7%	14	1.3%	282	26.2%	328	30.5%	214	19.9%	231	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	0.7%
9-12 Years	14	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	282	26.2%
Some College	328	30.5%
Bach. Degree	214	19.9%
Grad Degree	231	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	R +4	R + 0.0%
D +44
2020 vs. 2012	R +127	R +171	R + 23.1%
D -44
2020 vs. 2008	R +144	R +171	R + 24.0%
D -27

2016 vs. 2008	R +96	R +167	R + 24.0%
D -71
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	421	50.7%	Joe Biden (D)	388	46.7%	21	2.5%	830	7	4	0.10%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	373	48.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	344	44.6%	54	7.0%	771	4	2	0.10%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	432	58.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	294	39.6%	16	2.2%	742	-1	-8	0.10%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	415	59.0%	John McCain (R)	277	39.4%	11	1.6%	703	-1	-6	0.10%
2004	85%	John Kerry (D)	402	56.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	291	40.6%	24	3.3%	717	-4	-10	0.10%
2000	75%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	308	52.2%	George W. Bush (R)	234	39.7%	48	8.1%	590	-4	-8	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

388

46.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

421

50.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

830

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Fayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

344

44.6%

Donald Trump (R)

373

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

771

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Fayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

432

58.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

294

39.6%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

742

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, Fayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

415

59.0%

John McCain (R)

277

39.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

703

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Fayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

291

40.6%

John Kerry (D)

402

56.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

717

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Fayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

234

39.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

308

52.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

590

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Paul LePage (R)	399	51.4%	Janet Mills* (D)	368	47.4%	10 [+]	1.3%	777	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 10 (1.3%);
2020	S2	80%	Susan Collins* (R)	459	54.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	322	38.5%	56 [+]	6.7%	837	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 43 (5.1%); Max Linn (I) 13 (1.6%);
2018	S1	66%	Angus King* (I)	371	55.2%	Eric Brakey (R)	257	38.2%	44 [+]	6.5%	672	3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 44 (6.5%);
2018	G	66%	Janet Mills (D)	338	50.2%	Shawn Moody (R)	300	44.6%	35 [+]	5.2%	673	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 35 (5.2%);
2014	S2	68%	Susan Collins* (R)	448	67.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	217	32.5%	2 [+]	0.3%	667	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	G	69%	Paul LePage* (R)	362	53.5%	Michael Michaud (D)	272	40.2%	43 [+]	6.4%	677	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 43 (6.4%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	846
Median Value	$244,800

Occupied	600	70.9%
Vacant	246	29.1%

Owned	523	87.2%
Rented	77	12.8%
Median Rent	$958

Single-Family Units	759	89.7%
Detached	755	89.2%
Attached	4	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	61	7.2%

Fayette town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayette town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Fayette town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fayette town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fayette town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fayette town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fayette town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette town, ME