Fayetteville, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

19,010

2.02% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.4

1.17% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

6.96%

14.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$79,865

7.93% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$299,500

16.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Fayetteville, GA had a population of 19k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $79,865. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Fayetteville, GA grew from 18,633 to 19,010, a 2.02% increase and its median household income grew from $73,998 to $79,865, a 7.93% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fayetteville, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (41%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.09%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (4.86%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.04%).

None of the households in Fayetteville, GA 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.

96.2% of the residents in Fayetteville, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Fayette Beauty Academy-Ritz Beauty Academy (18 degrees awarded in 2016).

In 2022, the median property value in Fayetteville, GA was $299,500, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Fayetteville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayetteville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fayetteville, GA is home to a population of 19k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.77% of Fayetteville, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.86k people).

In 2022, there were 1.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.8k people) in Fayetteville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 968 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.2%

2022 Citizenship

96.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.2% of Fayetteville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Fayetteville, GA was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fayetteville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayetteville, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.8k ± 1.04k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.3k ± 859
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
968 ± 314

6.59%

Hispanic Population

1.25k people

6.59% of the people in Fayetteville, GA are hispanic (1.25k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fayetteville, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.86k people

10.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.92k people

As of 2022, 9.77% of Fayetteville, GA residents (1.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fayetteville, GA was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fayetteville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
668 ± 274
Gulf War (2001-)
472 ± 183
Gulf War (1990s)
271 ± 158

Fayetteville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fayetteville, GA employs 8.35k people. The largest industries in Fayetteville, GA are Transportation & Warehousing (1,229 people), Retail Trade (1,011 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (975 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($138,958), Public Administration ($90,275), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,076).

Employment

Occupations

8.35k

2022 Value

± 820

−2.78%

1 Year decline

± 14.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fayetteville, GA declined at a rate of −2.78%, from 8.59k employees to 8.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayetteville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,366 people), Management Occupations (1,046 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (806 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fayetteville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

8.35k

2022 Value

± 820

−2.78%

1 Year decline

± 14.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fayetteville, GA declined at a rate of −2.78%, from 8.59k employees to 8.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayetteville, GA, are Transportation & Warehousing (1,229 people), Retail Trade (1,011 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (975 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayetteville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Fayetteville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,315

Median earning men ± $12,035

$40,085

Median earning women ± $8,005

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($125,758), Manufacturing ($90,601), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,364).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($78,550), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,926).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% 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 11.9%.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fayetteville, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2016, universities in Fayetteville, GA awarded 18 degrees. The student population of Fayetteville, GA in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 5 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fayetteville, GA are Black or African American (15 and 83.3%), followed by White (3 and 16.7%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Fayetteville, GA by number of degrees awarded are Fayette Beauty Academy-Ritz Beauty Academy (18 and 100%).

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

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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 Fayetteville, GA was $299,500 in 2022, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $257,400 to $299,500, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Fayetteville, GA is 70.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Fayetteville, GA have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fayetteville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fayetteville, GA is $79,865. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Fayetteville, GA was Census Tract 1403.05 with a value of $132,399, followed by Census Tract 1404.05 and Census Tract 1404.03, with respective values of $129,185 and $112,341.

Property

$299,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$18,774

$5,243

Median Property Taxes

±$531

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 Fayetteville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fayetteville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.8%

Homeownership

2022

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.8% of the housing units in Fayetteville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fayetteville, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1403.05
Census Tract 1404.05
Census Tract 1404.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fayetteville, GA was Census Tract 1403.05 with a value of $132,399, followed by Census Tract 1404.05 and Census Tract 1404.03, with respective values of $129,185 and $112,341.

The following map shows all of the places in Fayetteville, GA 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.

$79,865

Median Household Income

± $10,214

7.4k

Number of Households

± 704

In 2022, the median household income of the 7.4k households in Fayetteville, GA grew to $79,865 from the previous year's value of $73,998.

The following chart displays the households in Fayetteville, GA 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fayetteville, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Worked At Home (9.29%)
Carpooled (7.26%)

In 2022, 81.2% of workers in Fayetteville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.29%) and those who carpooled to work (7.26%).

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

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fayetteville, GA have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.92% of the workforce in Fayetteville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fayetteville, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fayetteville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fayetteville, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.96% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayetteville, GA (1.29k out of 18.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fayetteville, GA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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

91.3% of the population of Fayetteville, GA has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 6% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 3.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, GA see 891 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.25% increase from the previous year (880 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 980 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 442 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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891 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fayette County, GA

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, GA see an average of 891 patients per year. This represents a 1.25% increase from the previous year (880 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.73%

Uninsured

48.7%

Employer Coverage

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

15.9%

Non-Group

3.43%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fayetteville, GA declined by 5.06% from 9.2% to 8.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fayetteville, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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