Fayetteville is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,838 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the 80th largest community in West Virginia.
Of important note, Fayetteville is also a town 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.04% 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.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fayetteville is worth considering.
One downside of living in Fayetteville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fayetteville, the average commute to work is 35.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Fayetteville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Fayetteville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.41% of adults in Fayetteville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2022 was $30,764, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,056 for a family of four. However, Fayetteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.