Fayetteville, NC Demographic Data
Fayetteville, NC Summary
Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County in North Carolina
- Population: 202,105
- Area: 147.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 145.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.86 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,368.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 231.63 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fayetteville, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
104,017
51%
50.8
Male
100,760
49%
49.2
Total Population
204,777
323,128,000
Fayetteville, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
16,221
7.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
14,344
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,868
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14,099
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
22,450
11.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
37,201
18.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
21,888
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
20,921
10.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,229
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,296
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
14,866
7.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,772
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,622
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
156,115
76.2%
77.2
Female
80,423
51.5%
51.3
Male
75,692
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
144,826
70.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
31,202
15.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,260
12.8%
15.2
Female
15,130
57.6%
55.8
Male
11,130
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Fayetteville, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
193,879
94.7%
96.8
White
91,948
44.9%
72.6
Black or African American
88,517
43.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,215
1.1%
0.8
Asian
5,341
2.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
773
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
341
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
673
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
668
0.3%
0.2
Korean
1,557
0.8%
0.4
Vietnamese
583
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
746
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
510
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
5,348
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,898
5.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23,953
11.7%
17.8
Mexican
9,242
4.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6,393
3.1%
1.7
Cuban
1,052
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7,266
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
180,824
88.3%
82.2
Fayetteville, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,794
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,321
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
31,456
24.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
36,856
29.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14,486
11.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
21,715
17.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11,167
8.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,115
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
115,680
91.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32,882
25.9%
31.2
Fayetteville, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
61,113
37.4%
33.7%
Now Married
65,790
40.3%
47.5
Divorced
20,495
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
5,950
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
9,996
6.1
5.8%
Fayetteville, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
166,292
88.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
22,264
11.8%
21.6%
Spanish
11,405
6.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,246
2.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,257
2.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,356
0.7%
1.1%
Fayetteville, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,934
8.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,473
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,393
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9,984
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
14,056
17.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
16,819
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,844
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
6,363
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,465
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,314
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
42,918
57,617
Per capita income
22,749
31,128
Fayetteville, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
134
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,602
11.2%
9.8
Construction
3,383
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22,936
30.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,720
3.6%
6.6
Information
1,568
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,521
5.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,216
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,289
8.2%
11.4
Public administration
7,691
10.0%
4.6
Retail trade
11,196
14.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,001
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,289
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,412
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
24,773
32.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,649
11.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
18,710
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
19,002
24.8%
18.1%
Fayetteville, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
91,346
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
73,150
80.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,280
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
689
0.8%
5.1
Walked
4,609
5.0%
2.7
Other means
1,365
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
3,253
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.2
26.6
Fayetteville, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,602
7.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
33,613
42.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,693
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
12,737
16.0%
21.0
Fayetteville, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
79,645
84.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
36,606
46.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
43,039
54.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
14,720
15.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Fayetteville, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
94,365
1 room
1,127
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
1,639
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
7,217
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
16,416
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
20,086
21.3%
19.8
6 rooms
20,601
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
11,841
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
8,992
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,446
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fayetteville, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
94,365
1-unit, detached
58,778
62.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,737
4.0%
5.9
2-units
3,126
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,607
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9,719
10.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,061
6.4%
4.4
20 or more units
6,163
6.5%
9.0
Mobile home
3,174
3.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fayetteville, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,311
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,395
3.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,815
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
13,033
13.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
19,416
20.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
16,161
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18,478
19.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10,799
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,876
4.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,081
1.1%
1.4%
Fayetteville, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
21,052
26.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,179
2.7%
4.7
Electricity
54,993
69.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
568
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
157
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
696
0.9%
1.1
Fayetteville, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
23,517
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
85
0.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
422
1.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
650
2.8%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
919
3.9%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,489
14.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
7,783
33.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,169
43.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
8,781
38.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,455
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,702
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,096
9.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,955
25.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
528
0.0%
0.0%
Fayetteville, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,162
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
81
0.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,293
3.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,959
7.2%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,148
29.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
24,681
60.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,877
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
873
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,957
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,035
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,716
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,744
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,434
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16,061
40.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,092
0.0%
0.0%
Fayetteville, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
36,606
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,400
6.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
8,457
23.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,194
30.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,358
20.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,567
12.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,698
4.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
757
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
175
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
130,900
205,000
