Fayetteville, GA

Census Place

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2021 Population

18,633

4.08% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ARaphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

42.9

4.63% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

8.17%

4.37% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$73,998

0.675% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$257,400

8.02% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Fayetteville, GA had a population of 18.6k people with a median age of 42.9 and a median household income of $73,998. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Fayetteville, GA grew from 17,902 to 18,633, a 4.08% increase and its median household income declined from $74,501 to $73,998, a −0.675% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fayetteville, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.29%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4%).

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.

96.1% 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 2021, the median property value in Fayetteville, GA was $257,400, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

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 18.6k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 10.3% of Fayetteville, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.92k people).

In 2021, there were 1.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.48k people) in Fayetteville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.17k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.1%

2021 Citizenship

96.5%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.1% of Fayetteville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Fayetteville, GA was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
7.48k ± 937
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.14k ± 728
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 344

5.96%

Hispanic Population

1.11k people

5.96% of the people in Fayetteville, GA are hispanic (1.11k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

10.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.92k people

10.4%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.86k people

As of 2021, 10.3% of Fayetteville, GA residents (1.92k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fayetteville, GA was 10.4%, 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
632 ± 236
Gulf War (2001-)
410 ± 152
Gulf War (1990s)
386 ± 166

Fayetteville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fayetteville, GA employs 8.59k people. The largest industries in Fayetteville, GA are Retail Trade (1,243 people), Transportation & Warehousing (1,183 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (920 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($128,056), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($79,242), and Transportation & Warehousing ($77,556).

Employment

Occupations

8.59k

2021 Value

± 877

5.17%

1 Year growth

± 13.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Fayetteville, GA grew at a rate of 5.17%, from 8.17k employees to 8.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayetteville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,478 people), Management Occupations (1,104 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (880 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

8.59k

2021 Value

± 877

5.17%

1 Year growth

± 13.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Fayetteville, GA grew at a rate of 5.17%, from 8.17k employees to 8.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayetteville, GA, are Retail Trade (1,243 people), Transportation & Warehousing (1,183 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (920 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

$44,716

Median earning men ± $11,701

$36,817

Median earning women ± $5,083

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,045), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,025).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,705), Public Administration ($60,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,864).

Employment by Industry Sector

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As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in Georgia. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $73.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($67.6B) and Machinery ($50.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$625B

2020 Value in Georgia

$1.3T

Projected 2050 Value in Georgia

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $625B. This is expected to increase 109% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Most Common Trade Partners

Florida
$59.2B
Tennessee
$36.9B
North Carolina
$32.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $59.2B, followed by Tennessee with $36.9B and North Carolina and $32.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon 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.

N/ARaphael 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.

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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

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 NaNM%).

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 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.29M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.52M).

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 $257,400 in 2021, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $238,300 to $257,400, a 8.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Fayetteville, GA is 68.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

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 $73,998. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Fayetteville, GA was Census Tract 1403.05 with a value of $120,963, followed by Census Tract 1404.05 and Census Tract 1404.03, with respective values of $117,644 and $103,637.

Property

$257,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$11,457

$4,904

Median Property Taxes

±$509

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

68.9%

Homeownership

2021

71.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 68.9% of the housing units in Fayetteville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

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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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1403.05
Census Tract 1404.05
Census Tract 1404.03

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fayetteville, GA was Census Tract 1403.05 with a value of $120,963, followed by Census Tract 1404.05 and Census Tract 1404.03, with respective values of $117,644 and $103,637.

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.

$73,998

Median Household Income

± $6,930

7.12k

Number of Households

± 716

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.12k households in Fayetteville, GA declined from $73,998 from the previous year's value of $74,501.

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.

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.476

2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2021, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Worked At Home (9.47%)
Carpooled (7.45%)

In 2021, 80.6% of workers in Fayetteville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.47%) and those who carpooled to work (7.45%).

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 (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.94% 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

8.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayetteville, GA (1.49k out of 18.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

90.8% of the population of Fayetteville, GA has health coverage, with 48.9% on employee plans, 6.57% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 17.8% on non-group plans, and 2.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, GA see 880 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.08% decrease from the previous year (908 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1034 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 452 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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880 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fayette County, GA

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, GA see an average of 880 patients per year. This represents a 3.08% decrease from the previous year (908 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 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.2%

Uninsured

48.9%

Employer Coverage

6.57%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

17.8%

Non-Group

2.67%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fayetteville, GA grew by 5.13% from 8.75% to 9.2%.

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.