Fayetteville, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,817
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.9
4.57% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
53.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,623
13.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$184,000
11.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,219
21.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fayetteville, WV 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.

100% of the residents in Fayetteville, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fayetteville, WV was $184,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.5%.

Most people in Fayetteville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayetteville, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fayetteville, WV is home to a population of 2.82k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Fayetteville, WV residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 38.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.72k people) in Fayetteville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 71 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 24 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Fayetteville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fayetteville, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayetteville, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.72k ± 65
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    71 ± 57
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    24 ± 34

In 2024, there were 38.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.72k people) in Fayetteville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 71 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 24 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for West Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    2,277 ± 1,171 people
  2. Mexico
    2,211 ± 1,154 people
  3. Germany
    1,987 ± 1,094 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was India, the natal country of 2,277 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,211 and Germany with 1,987.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    92 ± 62
  2. Vietnam
    39 ± 34
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 26

Fayetteville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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Economy

The economy of Fayetteville, WV employs 1.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fayetteville, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (149 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (140 people), and Retail Trade (123 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($71,600), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,612), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,491).

Employment

Occupations

1.22k
2024 Value
± 322
21.9%
1 Year growth
± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayetteville, WV grew at a rate of 21.9%, from 1k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayetteville, WV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (198 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (138 people), and Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (123 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fayetteville, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

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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

1.22k
2024 Value
± 322
21.9%
1 Year growth
± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayetteville, WV grew at a rate of 21.9%, from 1k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayetteville, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (149 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (140 people), and Retail Trade (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayetteville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Fayetteville, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,134
Median earning men ± $15,395
$30,042
Median earning women ± $9,812

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,800), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,393), and Retail Trade ($38,785).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,132), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,508), and Retail Trade ($30,208).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.
Y-Axis
0.583%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 690k people employed in West Virginia. This represents a 0.583% 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 15%.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fayetteville, WV was $184,000 in 2024, which is 0.553 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $165,000 to $184,000, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Fayetteville, WV is 73.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fayetteville, WV have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fayetteville, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$184,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$88,206
$995
Median Property Taxes
±$236

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.5%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.5% of the housing units in Fayetteville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,623
Median Household Income
± $11,275
1.35k
Number of Households
± 291

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.35k households in Fayetteville, WV grew to $67,623 from the previous year's value of $59,659.

The following chart displays the households in Fayetteville, WV 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, WV is from West Virginia.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.39% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (56.9%)
  2. Carpooled (23.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (16%)

In 2024, 56.9% of workers in Fayetteville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.1%) and those who worked at home (16%).

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

30.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fayetteville, WV have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.73% of the workforce in Fayetteville, WV 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, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fayetteville, WV have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayetteville, WV (286 out of 2.77k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

91.4% of the population of Fayetteville, WV has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 20.8% on Medicare, 9.66% on non-group plans, and 4.45% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 506 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.4% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.57%
Uninsured
39.2%
Employer Coverage
17.3%
Medicaid
20.8%
Medicare
9.66%
Non-Group
4.45%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fayetteville, WV declined by 6.77% from 9.19% to 8.57%.

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

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