Fayetteville Population History 1990 - 2023

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 101,680. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the 323rd largest city in the US.

What county is Fayetteville, Arkansas in?

Fayetteville is located entirely in Washington County.

What is the size of Fayetteville, Arkansas in square miles?

Fayetteville has an area of 53.9 square miles. Fayetteville is the 4th largest city, by area, in Arkansas.

What was the peak population of Fayetteville?

The current population of Fayetteville (101,680) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Fayetteville growing?

Fayetteville has grown 71.2% since the 2000. Fayetteville, Arkansas is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 78% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Fayetteville, Arkansas?

Fayetteville has a population density of 1,366.4 people per square mile.

Fayetteville Demographics

What is the voting age population of Fayetteville, Arkansas?

The total voting age population of Fayetteville, Arkansas, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 66,127. The voting age population is 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

What percentage of Fayetteville, Arkansas residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 9.0% of the residents of Fayetteville are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Fayetteville, Arkansas?

The racial demographics of Fayetteville are 79.7% White, 7.2% Black, 4.7% Other, 3.8% Two or more races, 3.6% Asian, 0.9% American Indian and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 7.6% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

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

In Fayetteville, 22.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 17.6%. On a per-household basis, 12.3% of families are below the poverty line in Fayetteville.

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

Among those aged 16 and older, 62.7% of Fayetteville residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Fayetteville, Arkansas residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 93.5% of Fayetteville residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 50.2% have a bachelor's degree and 22.2% have a graduate or professional degree.

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

Among Fayetteville residents aged 5 and older, 9.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.9% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.9% speak an Asian language.

Fayetteville Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Fayetteville, Arkansas?

The unemployment rate in Fayetteville is 5.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Fayetteville, Arkansas residents work for the government?

In Fayetteville, 18.1% 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, Arkansas?

The median household income in Fayetteville is $43,690.

Fayetteville Housing & Rent Statistics

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

In Fayetteville, 36.6% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Fayetteville, Arkansas?

Renters occupy 63.4% of housing units in Fayetteville.

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

Of all the housing units in Fayetteville, 3.7% of them were build before 1940.

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

In Fayetteville, 35.9% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 13,500 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Fayetteville, Arkansas?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Fayetteville is $799.

What percentage of households in Fayetteville, Arkansas have broadband internet?

In Fayetteville, 84.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.