Fayetteville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 57,783 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the fourth largest community in Arkansas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fayetteville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fayetteville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fayetteville who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.96%), sales jobs (13.13%), and teaching (10.40%).

Because Fayetteville has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Fayetteville lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Fayetteville is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Fayetteville, people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

One of the benefits of Fayetteville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.35 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Fayetteville Information and Demographics

The citizens of Fayetteville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 41.18% of adults in Fayetteville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2000 was $18,311, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,244 for a family of four.

Fayetteville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fayetteville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fayetteville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fayetteville include German, English, Irish, Scottish, French, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.