Fayetteville, NC

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2024 Population

210,815

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.6

0.326% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.7%

2.22% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,407

3.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$188,000

9.37% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

76,429

1.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fayetteville, 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.

96.6% of the residents in Fayetteville, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fayetteville, NC are Fayetteville Technical Community College (2,526 degrees awarded in 2023), Fayetteville State University (1,465 degrees), and Methodist University (412 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Fayetteville, NC was $188,000, and the homeownership rate was 47.4%.

Most people in Fayetteville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayetteville, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fayetteville, NC is home to a population of 211k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.63% of Fayetteville, NC residents were born outside of the country (16.1k people).

In 2024, there were 1.21 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (87.5k people) in Fayetteville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 72.2k White (Non-Hispanic) and 12k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Fayetteville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fayetteville, NC was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayetteville, NC

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
87.5k ± 1.29k
White (Non-Hispanic)
72.2k ± 1.36k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
12k ± 1.06k

13.1%

Hispanic Population

27.6k people

13.1% of the people in Fayetteville, NC are hispanic (27.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fayetteville, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
224,963 ± 11,520 people
India
83,219 ± 7,055 people
Honduras
48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

Foreign-Born Population

7.63%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16.1k people

7.51%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15.7k people

As of 2024, 7.63% of Fayetteville, NC residents (16.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fayetteville, NC was 7.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
12,275 ± 808
Gulf War (1990s)
5,018 ± 466
Vietnam
3,899 ± 347

Fayetteville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fayetteville, NC.

Economy

The economy of Fayetteville, NC employs 76.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fayetteville, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (11,845 people), Retail Trade (10,123 people), and Educational Services (8,125 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($66,583), Public Administration ($61,243), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,440).

Employment

Occupations

76.4k

2024 Value

± 1,941

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 3.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayetteville, NC grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 75.5k employees to 76.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayetteville, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,958 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,702 people), and Management Occupations (6,699 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fayetteville, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

76.4k

2024 Value

± 1,941

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 3.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayetteville, NC grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 75.5k employees to 76.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayetteville, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,845 people), Retail Trade (10,123 people), and Educational Services (8,125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayetteville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Fayetteville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,242

Median earning men ± $1,223

$36,109

Median earning women ± $727

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,935), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,919), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($59,185), Construction ($53,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,000).

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

In 2023, universities in Fayetteville, NC awarded 4,789 degrees. The student population of Fayetteville, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 7,448 male students and 12,795 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fayetteville, NC are Black or African American (1,825 and 38.6%), White (1,785 and 37.8%), Hispanic or Latino (531 and 11.2%), and Two or More Races (205 and 4.34%).

The largest universities in Fayetteville, NC by number of degrees awarded are Fayetteville Technical Community College (2,526 and 52.7%), Fayetteville State University (1,465 and 30.6%), and Methodist University (412 and 8.6%).

The most popular majors in Fayetteville, NC are General Business Administration & Management (478 and 9.98%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (391 and 8.16%), and Registered Nursing (274 and 5.72%).

The median tuition costs in Fayetteville, NC are $6,600 for private four year colleges, and $1,000 and $5,000 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Fayetteville, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 20,243 (36.8% men and 63.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 20,243 students enrolled in Fayetteville, NC, 36.8% men and 63.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 9,055 records, of which 67.1% were women and 32.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
317 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
270 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
120 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fayetteville, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 317 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Fayetteville, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Fayetteville Technical Community College
2,526 degrees awarded
Fayetteville State University
1,465 degrees awarded
Methodist University
412 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fayetteville Technical Community College with 2,526 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,733 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fayetteville, NC, which is 0.567 times less than the 3,056 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 1,825 degrees mean that there were 1.02 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,785 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,600) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,969) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,652) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fayetteville, NC was $188,000 in 2024, which is 0.565 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,900 to $188,000, a 9.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Fayetteville, NC is 47.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fayetteville, NC have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fayetteville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$188,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,869

$39,197

Median Property Taxes

±$1,281

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, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

47.4%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 47.4% of the housing units in Fayetteville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$58,407

Median Household Income

± $1,606

82.7k

Number of Households

± 1,847

In 2024, the median household income of the 82.7k households in Fayetteville, NC grew to $58,407 from the previous year's value of $56,395.

The following chart displays the households in Fayetteville, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fayetteville, NC is from North Carolina.

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (7.71%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Fayetteville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (7.71%).

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

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fayetteville, NC have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.53% of the workforce in Fayetteville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayetteville, NC (34.5k out of 195k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fayetteville, 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

90.1% of the population of Fayetteville, NC has health coverage, with 24% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 6.6% on Medicare, 22.3% on non-group plans, and 15.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 32.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.86%

Uninsured

24%

Employer Coverage

21.3%

Medicaid

6.6%

Medicare

22.3%

Non-Group

15.9%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fayetteville, NC declined by 8.47% from 10.8% to 9.86%.

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

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