Fayetteville

Population: 19,364
Median household income: $82,144
Median home value: $331,700

Fayetteville, a community in Fayette County, Georgia, has 19,364 residents. The median household income of $82,144 is below the Fayette County median ($108,986).

From 2019 to 2023, Fayetteville's population grew 10.1% from 17,586 to 19,364, while its median home value rose 48.0% from $224,100 to $331,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 39.6% of the population. 81.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,364
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,144
Median home value: $331,700
Median gross rent: $1,592
Housing units: 7,889
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,58619,364

Median household income

$73,526$82,144

Median home value

$224,100$331,700

Median gross rent

$1,157$1,592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,586	$73,526	$224,100	$1,157
2020	17,902	$74,501	$238,300	$1,263
2021	18,633	$73,998	$257,400	$1,291
2022	19,010	$79,865	$299,500	$1,418
2023	19,364	$82,144	$331,700	$1,592

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	966	5.0%
5 to 17	3,043	15.7%
18 to 24	1,659	8.6%
25 to 34	2,004	10.3%
35 to 44	2,265	11.7%
45 to 54	2,330	12.0%
55 to 64	2,660	13.7%
65 to 74	2,541	13.1%
75 and over	1,896	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,677	39.6%
Black or African American	7,589	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.3%
Asian	787	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	992	5.1%
Two or more races	1,111	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,146	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	574	4.2%
High school graduate	3,489	25.5%
Some college or associate's	4,473	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,199	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,961	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,811	81.8%
Carpooled	551	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	60	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	861	10.3%
Other means	47	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,120	15.0%
15 to 29 min	1,811	24.2%
30 to 44 min	2,502	33.5%
45 to 59 min	948	12.7%
60+ min	1,088	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 7.1% (1,339 of 18,937)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,234	68.3%
Nonfamily households	2,427	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,661	97.1%
Vacant	228	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,206	68.0%
Renter-occupied	2,455	32.0%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,306	67.3%
1-unit, attached	623	7.9%
2 to 4 units	510	6.5%
5 to 19 units	830	10.5%
20 or more units	544	6.9%
Mobile home & other	76	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1328968
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 33.4491, -84.4728