Fayetteville, GA

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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.

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.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayetteville, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.8k ± 1.04k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.3k ± 859
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    968 ± 314
6.59%
Hispanic Population
1.25k 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.

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.

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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.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    668 ± 274
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    472 ± 183
  3. 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.

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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).

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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
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 Georgia3
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.

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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.

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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%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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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.

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Educational Attainment

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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).

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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.

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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%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 1403.05
  2. Census Tract 1404.05
  3. 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).

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Household Income

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$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.

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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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (81.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.29%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Uninsured People

8.73%
Uninsured
48.7%
Employer Coverage
6%
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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