Fayetteville is a city of 19,719 people in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 8,571 people. At a median age of 42.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,521 people per square mile. The average commute runs 33 minutes. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,188, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fayetteville
What changed most since 1990
Population5,827 → 19,719(+238%)US over the same years: +35%
White share91.6% → 38.2%(−53.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share5.8% → 39.1%(+33.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Fayetteville's population equals 16% of Fayette County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.2% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 23% 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)37.2%(772)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.4%(777)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.8%(660)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,077 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
5,827
$86,940
$215,766
18.4%
19.6
2000
11,148
$100,570
$257,400
31.3%
44.9
2010
15,945
$84,067
$310,731
36.0%
75.9
2020
18,957
$90,298
$288,829
41.1%
81.0
2024
19,719
$82,188
$368,200
41.2%
85.1
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.
