Fayetteville

Population: 209,692
Median household income: $56,395
Median home value: $171,900

Located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, Fayetteville is a community with a population of 209,692. At $56,395, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $58,780.

From 2019 to 2023, Fayetteville's population held roughly steady from 210,432 to 209,692, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $131,000 to $171,900.

61.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209,692
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,395
Median home value: $171,900
Median gross rent: $1,179
Housing units: 91,309
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

210,432209,692

Median household income

$45,024$56,395

Median home value

$131,000$171,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,179

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	210,432	$45,024	$131,000	$947
2020	211,201	$46,321	$134,800	$960
2021	208,497	$48,923	$138,800	$1,017
2022	208,697	$53,424	$158,500	$1,117
2023	209,692	$56,395	$171,900	$1,179

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,043	7.7%
5 to 17	33,902	16.2%
18 to 24	29,947	14.3%
25 to 34	39,888	19.0%
35 to 44	24,603	11.7%
45 to 54	18,591	8.9%
55 to 64	20,111	9.6%
65 to 74	15,569	7.4%
75 and over	11,038	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	72,981	34.8%
Black or African American	86,071	41.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,561	0.7%
Asian	6,368	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	849	0.4%
Some other race	1,966	0.9%
Two or more races	12,731	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,165	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,611	6.6%
High school graduate	33,168	25.6%
Some college or associate's	50,913	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	24,120	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12,988	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75,134	74.2%
Carpooled	9,977	9.9%
Public transit	595	0.6%
Walked	7,085	7.0%
Bicycle	106	0.1%
Worked from home	6,690	6.6%
Other means	1,649	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36,389	38.5%
15 to 29 min	40,481	42.8%
30 to 44 min	10,687	11.3%
45 to 59 min	3,071	3.2%
60+ min	3,918	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 18.1% (34,959 of 193,179)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,420	58.2%
Nonfamily households	34,079	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	81,499	89.3%
Vacant	9,810	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,857	46.5%
Renter-occupied	43,642	53.5%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units17.2%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56,081	61.4%
1-unit, attached	2,461	2.7%
2 to 4 units	7,747	8.5%
5 to 19 units	15,721	17.2%
20 or more units	6,470	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2,829	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 148 sq mi
Water area: 1.82 sq mi
Center point: 35.0828, -78.9735