As of the
census of 2010, there were 3,929 people, 1,535 households, and 1,114 families residing in the town. The population density was . The racial makeup of the town was 97.7%
White, 0.6%
Black or
African American, 0.1%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian, 0.0%
Pacific Islander, 0.4% from
other races, and 0.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 1,535 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were
married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 20, 5.3% from 20 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $69,545, and the median income for a family was $75,441. Males had a median income of $47,659 versus $34,450 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $29,075. About 4.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Housing There were 1,884 housing units at an average density of . 18.5% of housing units were vacant. There were 1,535 occupied housing units in the town. 1,301 were owner-occupied units (84.8%), while 234 were renter-occupied (15.2%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 6.0%.
NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts. Many are vacation homes which are seasonal and not regularly occupied. == Communities and locations in the Town of Fayette ==