Fayetteville, GA

Census Place

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2023 Population

19,364

1.86% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$331,700

10.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

8,391

0.491% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fayetteville, GA had a population of 19.4k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fayetteville, GA grew from 19,010 to 19,364, a 1.86% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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.

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

In 2023, the median property value in Fayetteville, GA was $331,700, and the homeownership rate was 68%.

Most people in Fayetteville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayetteville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Fayetteville, GA employs 8.39k people. The largest industries in Fayetteville, GA are Transportation & Warehousing (1,272 people), Retail Trade (1,241 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,085 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($143,661), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,932), and Manufacturing ($92,950).

Employment

Occupations

8.39k

2023 Value

± 831

0.491%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fayetteville, GA grew at a rate of 0.491%, from 8.35k employees to 8.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayetteville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,355 people), Management Occupations (826 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (670 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

8.39k

2023 Value

± 831

0.491%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fayetteville, GA grew at a rate of 0.491%, from 8.35k employees to 8.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayetteville, GA, are Transportation & Warehousing (1,272 people), Retail Trade (1,241 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,085 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

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($93,367), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,352), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,992).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,719), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,458), and Public Administration ($90,642).

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

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

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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 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

Universities

Gender

Race

Fayette Beauty Academy-Ritz Beauty Academy

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

18 degrees awarded

In 2016, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fayette Beauty Academy-Ritz Beauty Academy with 18 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2016, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fayetteville, GA, which is 0.0588 times less than the 17 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2016 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 15 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 3 degrees awarded.

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 $331,700 in 2023, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $299,500 to $331,700, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Fayetteville, GA is 68%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fayetteville, GA have an average commute time of 33.5 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.

Housing

Property

$331,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,997

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Median Property Taxes

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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

68%

Homeownership

2023

71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68% of the housing units in Fayetteville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

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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The following map shows all of the places in Fayetteville, GA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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7.66k

Number of Households

± 738

In N/A, the median household income of the 7.66k households in Fayetteville, GA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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 2023

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (6.61%)

In 2023, 81.8% of workers in Fayetteville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.61%).

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

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fayetteville, GA have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.96% 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

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

N/A% of the population of Fayetteville, GA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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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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