Fayetteville is home to 1,154 people in Alabama. At a median age of 58.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 54 minutes. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. That is roughly 57% ahead of the Alabama median. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,255, above the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48.8%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.5%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 80 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fayetteville, decade by decade
Fayetteville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
1,284
$87,042
$136,089
19.3%
7.3
2020
1,422
$71,722
$140,112
5.2%
12.5
2024
1,154
$100,255
$298,500
25.6%
44.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
