Fayetteville Population By Year

Population Graph For Fayetteville, 1840 - 2022
Year Population Rank in US Growth Rate
2023 209,749 113 0.2%
2022 209,321 112 0.3%
2021 208,778 113 0.1%
2020 208,576 111 0.4%
2010 200,564 107 0.1%
2000 199,429 93 5.9%
1990 112,644 166 2.2%
1840 4,285 98

Fayetteville Population Facts

What is the current population of Fayetteville?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Fayetteville is 209,749. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the 113th largest city in the US.

What county is Fayetteville, North Carolina in?

Fayetteville is located entirely in Cumberland County.

What is the size of Fayetteville, North Carolina in square miles?

Fayetteville has an area of 145.8 square miles. Fayetteville is the 2nd largest city, by area, in North Carolina.

What was the peak population of Fayetteville?

The current population of Fayetteville (209,749) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Fayetteville growing?

Fayetteville has grown 5.1% since the 2000. Fayetteville, North Carolina's growth is below average. 78% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Fayetteville, North Carolina?

Fayetteville has a population density of 1,375.2 people per square mile.

Fayetteville Demographics

What is the voting age population of Fayetteville, North Carolina?

The total voting age population of Fayetteville, North Carolina, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 155,465. The voting age population is 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 11.6% of the residents of Fayetteville are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Fayetteville, North Carolina?

The racial demographics of Fayetteville are 44.6% White, 42.1% Black, 6.1% Two or more races, 2.9% Asian, 2.9% Other, 1.1% American Indian and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 12.4% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina residents are below the poverty line?

In Fayetteville, 19.3% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 28.0%. On a per-household basis, 15.7% of families are below the poverty line in Fayetteville.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 66.3% of Fayetteville residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Fayetteville, North Carolina residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 91.7% of Fayetteville residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 27.2% have a bachelor's degree and 9.2% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Fayetteville residents aged 5 and older, 12.5% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home, 2.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 2.5% speak an Asian language.

Fayetteville Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

The unemployment rate in Fayetteville is 9.1%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina residents work for the government?

In Fayetteville, 24.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

The median household income in Fayetteville is $45,024.

Fayetteville Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

In Fayetteville, 44.2% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

Renters occupy 55.8% of housing units in Fayetteville.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Fayetteville, 1.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Fayetteville, North Carolina housing units were built after 2000?

In Fayetteville, 18.8% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 17,800 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Fayetteville is $947.

What percentage of households in Fayetteville, North Carolina have broadband internet?

In Fayetteville, 84.4% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Similarly Sized Cities In North Carolina

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2023
69 Greensboro 302,296 32.2%
70 Durham 296,186 56.8%
91 Winston-Salem 252,975 25.1%
113 Fayetteville 209,749 5.1%
145 Cary 180,010 84.7%
234 Wilmington 122,698 36.6%
251 High Point 116,926 35.0%
288 Concord 110,119 94.4%

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2023
107 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 219,573 -3.8%
108 Modesto, California 218,915 15.1%
109 Fontana, California 215,465 46.8%
110 McKinney, Texas 213,509 281.3%
111 Moreno Valley, California 212,392 48.2%
112 Des Moines, Iowa 210,381 5.3%
113 Fayetteville, North Carolina 209,749 5.1%
114 Salt Lake City, Utah 209,593 15.3%
115 Yonkers, New York 207,657 5.8%
116 Worcester, Massachusetts 207,621 20.3%
117 Rochester, New York 207,274 -5.5%
118 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 206,410 64.3%
119 Little Rock, Arkansas 203,842 11.1%

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