Fayetteville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 99,285 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the second largest community in Arkansas. Fayetteville real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Fayetteville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Fayetteville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.49% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fayetteville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fayetteville who work in management occupations (10.69%), teaching (10.47%), and sales jobs (9.92%). Of important note, Fayetteville is also a city of artists. Fayetteville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fayetteville’s character. Also of interest is that Fayetteville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Fayetteville is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Fayetteville has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Fayetteville enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Fayetteville. If knowledge is power, Fayetteville is a pretty powerful place. 50.70% of the adults in Fayetteville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2022 was $35,997, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,988 for a family of four. However, Fayetteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fayetteville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fayetteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fayetteville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fayetteville include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
