Fayetteville is home to 99,319 people in Arkansas. The median age is 28.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 41,272 people. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,695, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fayetteville
What changed most since 1990
Population42,095 → 99,319(+136%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$156,724 → $349,600(+123%)US over the same years: +67%
Fayetteville's population equals 39% of Washington County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 55% of the county's.
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)32.9%(1,402)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(1,291)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.8%(1,058)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(233)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(54)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,262 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
1990
42,095
$50,886
$156,724
36.0%
18.4
2000
58,047
$57,100
$177,976
41.2%
35.9
2010
73,580
$53,390
$250,455
43.3%
42.3
2020
93,949
$57,390
$281,314
50.3%
55.1
2024
99,319
$62,695
$349,600
49.0%
60.0
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.
