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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:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2023.

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:
3.8%
5 - 17:
16.6%
18 - 24:
8.6%
25 - 34:
11.4%
35 - 54:
26.1%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
20.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
93.8%
93.8%
37.4%
37.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fayetteville
USA
$35,350
$35,350
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Fayetteville
USA
$73,998
$73,998
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.2%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Transportation
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Education
Other
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Construction
Administration
Arts
Information Technology
14.5%
14.5%
13.8%
13.8%
10.7%
10.7%
9.3%
9.3%
8.0%
8.0%
7.7%
7.7%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
40.1%
40.1%
38.3%
38.3%
9.3%
9.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.0%
6.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Jamaican
European
Scottish
Italian
Polish
French
British
Scots-Irish
Haitian
Nigerian
Welsh
Scandinavian
African
Dutch
Russian
Czech
French Canadian
7.0%
7.0%
6.5%
6.5%
6.0%
6.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Urdu
French
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Pacific Island languages
German/Yiddish
Italian
Native American languages
Korean
African languages
Vietnamese
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Japanese
Slavic languages
French Creole
Hungarian
86.4%
86.4%
5.2%
5.2%
2.4%
2.4%
1.7%
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fayetteville Residents

10.3%