Population

209,120

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$188,000

Owner-occupied units

Fayetteville, NC

North Carolina · 35.083° N, 78.974° W · 148 sq mi

Fayetteville is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 209,120 and about 1,410 residents per square mile. The median household earns $58,407 a year, and the median home is worth $188,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

148 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,410

People per square mile

Rank by population

#121

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#49

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$58,407

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,250

Per month

Homeownership

47.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.1 min

One way

People

Median age

30.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

29%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.8%

Households

82,689

2.36 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.1^%

Retail trade 13.2^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.7^%

Professional & business services 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in North Carolina

Name

James Goodnight

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$9.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Cary

Source of wealth

Software

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector

Employer

Atrium Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in North Carolina

Company

Bank of America

Revenue

$192.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Charlotte

Ticker

BAC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of North Carolina

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Raleigh

Nickname

The Tar Heel State

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