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Fayetteville, NC

208,888 Population
148.3 square miles 1,408.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 33.1 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$31,086 ±$1,152 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: $31,125 ±$1,052
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
$56,685 ±$3,391 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: $60,441 ±$1,436
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623

16.6% ±2% (32,049  ±3,936) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 15.1% 76,754 (±1.3% / ±6,818)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,329,157 (±0.3% / ±34,584)

19.3 minutes ±0.5 (1,839,645  ±50,858) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 24.9 5,466,605 (±0.3 / ±84,888)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)

Families

84,755 ±1,563 Number of households
  • the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 202,349 ±2,000
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
2.3 ±0 (193,413  ±735) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 2.5 508,565 (±0 / ±423)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,417,729 (±129.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.8% ±1.8% (3,448  ±927) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 6.3% † 8,100 (±1.2% / ±1,494)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)

Housing

92,076 ±1,464 Number of housing units
  • the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 219,551 ±168
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041

$179,500 ±$8,033 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: $206,900 ±$6,714
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083

21.7% ±2.2% (44,582  ±4,511.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 17.4% 90,969 (±1.3% / ±6,642.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)

Social

94% ±3.4% (123,811  ±4,828) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 91% 304,628 (±2.3% / ±7,647.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
29.4% ±2% (38,736  ±2,645.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 26.6% 89,009 (±1.3% / ±4,197.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

7.9% ±1.2% (16,421  ±2,503) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 6.8% † 36,070 (±7,152.2% / ±3,390)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% † 916,787 (±445% / ±18,841)

19.5% ±1.5% (26,011  ±2,082) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Fayetteville, NC Metro Area: 16.8% 59,031 (±1% / ±3,422)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
26,011 Total veterans ±2,082 19,621 Male ±1,634 6,390 Female ±1,220

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