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Fayetteville, GA
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Living in Fayetteville



Fayetteville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 19,687 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the 54th largest community in Georgia.

Fayetteville real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Fayetteville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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: 9.47% 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.

In Fayetteville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Fayetteville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.39% of adults in Fayetteville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2018 was $35,350, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,400 for a family of four. However, Fayetteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fayetteville is an extremely 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, Irish, German, Jamaican, and European.

The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.