Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC

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2023 Population

110,109

0.115% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.304% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

16%

1.09% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$62,492

6.24% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$177,800

9.75% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

47,557

0.202% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC had a population of 110k people with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $62,492. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC grew from 109,983 to 110,109, a 0.115% increase and its median household income grew from $58,821 to $62,492, a 6.24% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (41.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (34.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.11%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.74%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.58%).

13.4% of the households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was $177,800, and the homeownership rate was 59.5%.

Most people in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC borders Moore & Montgomery Counties PUMA, NC, Harnett County PUMA, NC, Columbus, Bladen & Robeson Counties PUMA, NC, Cumberland County (Central)--Fayetteville City (Central & East) PUMA, NC, Cumberland County (East)--Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC, and Hoke, Richmond & Scotland Counties PUMA, NC.

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United States North Carolina

Population & Diversity

Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC is home to a population of 110k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.28% of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (8.02k people).

In 2023, there were 1.21 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (45.6k people) in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 37.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.63k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC are Spanish (9,012 households), Korean (698 households), and German (509 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

56,962

Women

51.3%

54,064

Men

48.7%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 111,026 inhabitants, with 48.7% men, and 51.3% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

96.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.1% of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
45.6k ± 1.68k
White (Non-Hispanic)
37.8k ± 1.58k
Two+ (Hispanic)
5.63k ± 817

14.7%

Hispanic Population

16.2k people

14.7% of the people in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC are hispanic (16.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
990 ± 769 people
Mexico
825 ± 703 people
Korea
823 ± 702 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was Jamaica, the natal country of 990 Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC residents, followed by Mexico with 825 and Korea with 823.

Foreign-Born Population

7.28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.02k people

7.15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

7.86k people

As of 2023, 7.28% of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC residents (8.02k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was 7.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
9,012 households (8.9%)
Korean
698 households (0.689%)
German
509 households (0.502%)

13.4% of the households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was Spanish. 8.9% of the households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
7,995 ± 679
Gulf War (1990s)
3,187 ± 375
Vietnam
1,790 ± 252

Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.51 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC employs 47.6k people. The largest industries in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,832. The income inequality in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.4, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

22,625

Women

47.9%

24,601

Men

52.1%

The workforce of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC in 2020 was 47,226 people, with 47.9% woman, and 52.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC.

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Occupations

47.6k

2022 Value

0.202%

1 Year growth

± 0.202%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 0.202%, from 47.5k employees to 47.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

47.6k

2022 Value

0.202%

1 Year growth

± 0.202%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 0.202%, from 47.5k employees to 47.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,586

Median earning men ± $1,556

$34,266

Median earning women ± $1,097

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($62,794), Information ($58,214), and Manufacturing ($50,522).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($56,719), Construction ($52,315), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,729).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.625% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.804% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (23.1k), Some college (22.5k), and Bachelors Degree (13k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was $177,800 in 2023, which is 0.586 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $162,000 to $177,800, a 9.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC is 59.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC is $62,492. In N/A, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $143,176, followed by Wake County (Northwest)--Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Union County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $139,831 and $123,543.

Housing

Property

$177,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,682

$24,602

Median Property Taxes

±$999

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $143,176, followed by Wake County (Northwest)--Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Union County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $139,831 and $123,543.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,492

Median Household Income

± $2,260

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC grew to $62,492 from the previous year's value of $58,821.

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.4

2022 Wage GINI in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC

0.406

2021 Wage GINI in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC

In 2022, the income inequality in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was 0.4 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.41% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.1%)
Carpooled (9.18%)
Worked At Home (7.19%)

In 2023, 81.1% of workers in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.18%) and those who worked at home (7.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% of the workforce in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC (17.5k out of 109k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.7% of the population of Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 25.1% on employee plans, 21.4% on Medicaid, 5.88% on Medicare, 21.4% on non-group plans, and 15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1413 patients per year on average, which represents a 1% increase from the previous year (1399 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1657 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 336 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

1,413 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 1% increase from the previous year (1,399 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Carolina in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.3%

Uninsured

25.1%

Employer Coverage

21.4%

Medicaid

5.88%

Medicare

21.4%

Non-Group

15%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC declined by 3.79% from 11.7% to 11.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cumberland County (West)--Fayetteville City (West) PUMA, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.