COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fayetteville vs Tontitown
PLACE A
Fayetteville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Tontitown, Arkansas
Fayetteville is 12% smaller than Tontitown. Tontitown earns more, with a median household income $36,380 higher. Tontitown has grown faster since 2000 (75% vs 4%).
FAYETTEVILLETONTITOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population7,0688,046−12% vs Tontitown
Population density778449+329
Population growth3.5%74.8%−71.3 pts
Median age34.435.7−1.3
Male44.9%48.5%−3.5 pts
Female55.1%51.5%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born4.2%7.2%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.0%72.4%−5.4 pts
Black18.4%2.9%+15.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%6.3%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Other9.3%14.4%−5.1 pts
Median household income$49,223$85,603−$36,380
Per capita income$27,629$51,810−$24,181
Poverty rate16.9%4.7%+12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%46.4%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree6.2%24.1%−17.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%6.0%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation50.9%70.3%−19.4 pts
Median home value$230,800$430,500−$199,700
Median gross rent$779$1,346−$567
Owner-occupied48.6%73.7%−25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%3.2%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%32.6%+16.5 pts
Average commute27.620.5+7.0
Worked from home8.1%13.8%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%7.7%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025