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Fayetteville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fayetteville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,687

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.4%
5 - 17:
16.8%
18 - 24:
8.3%
25 - 34:
10.7%
35 - 54:
23.7%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
22.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.9%
5.9%
94.8%
94.8%
36.8%
36.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fayetteville
USA
$38,901
$38,901
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Fayetteville
USA
$79,865
$79,865
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.0%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Construction
Finance
Arts
Administration
Real estate
Wholesale
14.7%
14.7%
12.1%
12.1%
11.7%
11.7%
9.0%
9.0%
8.2%
8.2%
7.9%
7.9%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.9%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
41.0%
41.0%
38.4%
38.4%
8.9%
8.9%
6.6%
6.6%
5.1%
5.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scottish
Jamaican
European
Haitian
Italian
Welsh
French
Nigerian
Scandinavian
Polish
African
British
Dutch
Scots-Irish
French Canadian
Russian
Czech
7.4%
7.4%
7.0%
7.0%
5.2%
5.2%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Urdu
French
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Korean
Vietnamese
Pacific Island languages
German/Yiddish
Italian
Native American languages
African languages
Other Indo-European
Japanese
Slavic languages
French Creole
Arabic
Hungarian
86.8%
86.8%
5.9%
5.9%
2.4%
2.4%
1.7%
1.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fayetteville Residents

9.8%