CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fayetteville

Georgia · 5,827 residents · 13.0 sq mi

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Fayetteville is a city of 5,827 people in Georgia. There are 5,321 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.7% of residents. That is roughly 25% ahead of the Georgia median. The median household earns $36,224, about 20% above the national median. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,827

−48%vs 2000

vs 11,148 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(425)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(422)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(358)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(348)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(507)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(1,081)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(840)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(699)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(459)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(162)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(97)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,224

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,208 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,169

−39%vs 2000

vs $26,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,900

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $141,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$558

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $796 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(8,772)

Black13.9%(1,544)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(310)

Asian3.3%(369)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(5,365)

Black5.8%(338)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(80)

Asian1.2%(69)

Other0.9%(55)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.1%(210)

Cuban0.9%(179)

Mexican0.9%(172)

Central American0.9%(172)

South American0.6%(126)

Nicaraguan0.4%(78)

Salvadoran0.4%(77)

Venezuelan0.4%(71)

Argentine0.3%(55)

Dominican0.2%(42)

Honduran0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.8%(346)

Asian Indian1.7%(326)

Korean0.7%(134)

Pakistani0.6%(114)

Chinese0.3%(54)

Nepalese0.2%(42)

Thai0.2%(32)

Malaysian0.1%(29)

Ancestry

English9.6%(1,890)

Irish7.3%(1,445)

German7.2%(1,421)

American6.9%(1,353)

West Indian3%(594)

Subsaharan African3%(591)

Scottish2.8%(547)

Jamaican2.3%(444)

Italian1.7%(332)

Polish1.5%(288)

French1.2%(235)

Welsh1.1%(217)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.7%(130)

French Canadian0.6%(125)

Dutch0.6%(117)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(83)

Greek0.4%(82)

Guyanese0.3%(56)

Norwegian0.2%(41)

Haitian0.2%(40)

Russian0.2%(35)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(32)

Swedish0.2%(30)

Arab0.1%(29)

Egyptian0.1%(29)

British0.1%(26)

Ghanaian0.1%(21)

Iranian0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(19)

Finnish0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(18)

Barbadian0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(12)

Croatian0%(9)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

Turkish0%(8)

Portuguese0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.4%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.9%(2,403)

Married53.9%(3,938)

Widowed2.6%(192)

Divorced10.7%(779)

Women 15+

Never married30%(2,708)

Married43.5%(3,926)

Widowed10.3%(935)

Divorced16.2%(1,466)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.0%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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