2022 population: 529,318 ( 162,935 from 2010 , 8,955 from 2020)
Land area: 1637.6 square miles
Population density: 323.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	238,630	45.08%	40.5%
Black:	174,545	32.98%	35.0%
Indian:	10,205	1.93%	13.8%
Asian:	12,816	2.42%	49.8%
2+ races:	20,880	3.94%	62.3%
Hispanic:	72,242	13.65%	100.6%

Total non-White:	290,688	54.92%	47.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,983	17.3
Deaths:	11,156	10.7
Net Migration:	361	0.3
Net Immigration:	1,481	1.4

Change in White population:	68,739	18.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	94,196	25.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
366,383
169,891	46.37%
129,331	35.30%
8,968	2.45%
8,554	2.33%
12,867	3.51%
36,013	9.83%
196,492	53.63%

2000
336,609
173,292	51.48%
116,604	34.64%
8,168	2.43%
6,702	1.99%
7,719	2.29%
23,334	6.93%
163,317	48.52%

1990
297,422
175,602	59.04%
95,994	32.28%
7,703	2.59%
5,531	1.86%
n/a
12,592	4.23%
121,820	40.96%

1980
267,543
163,439	61.09%
83,795	31.32%
5,937	2.22%
4,593	1.72%
n/a
9,271	3.47%
104,104	38.91%

1970
228,478
159,435	69.78%
56,414	24.69%
4,790	2.10%
1,116	0.49%
n/a
5,544	2.43%
69,043	30.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
57,706	17.1
21,428	6.4
-9,628	-2.9
-1,388	-0.4

-3,401	-1.0
33,175	9.9

Number	Rate
1990's
61,795	20.8
19,535	6.6
-41,229	-13.9
2,837	1.0

-2,310	-0.8
41,497	14.0

Number	Rate
1980's
57,611	21.5
15,679	5.9
-10,402	-3.9
n/a

12,163	4.5
17,716	6.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-5,677	-2.5
n/a

4,004	1.8
35,061	15.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.8
132,260	25.0%
397,058	75.0%
65,301	12.3%

193,096
2.60

123,265	63.8%
84,568	68.6%
17,037	13.8%
69,831	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
31.0
99,726	27.2%
266,657	72.8%
33,683	9.2%

138,963
2.56

95,558	68.8%
62,434	65.3%
16,718	17.5%
43,405	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
29.9
94,511	28.1%
242,098	71.9%
25,981	7.7%

118,765
2.67

87,037	73.3%
64,093	73.6%
11,611	13.3%
31,728	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
27.7
83,577	28.1%
213,845	71.9%
18,795	6.3%

99,182
2.77

76,665	77.3%
59,444	77.5%
9,155	11.9%
22,517	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
24.2
83,401	31.2%
184,142	68.8%
12,599	4.7%

81,320
2.99

65,834	81.0%
52,950	80.4%
7,599	11.5%
15,486	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,184	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,076	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,877	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,618	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,836	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,745	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,712	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,549	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,411	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,184	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,452	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,206	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,575	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,362	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,037	5.7%
$200,000 or more	8,272	4.3%

Median Household Income	58,043
Per Capita Income	29,518

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,894	5.6%
Public Assistance	3,471	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33,975	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	167,214	56.7%
Unemployed	12,501	4.2%
In Armed Forces	32,330	11.0%

Total Labor Force	212,045	71.9%
Not in Labor Force	83,025	28.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	66,199	64,981	50.5%
Non-Profit	3,536	7,280	32.7%
Self-Employed	9,029	6,840	56.9%

Local Government	4,926	8,323	37.2%
State Government	3,724	7,368	33.6%
Federal Government	8,421	7,548	52.7%

Total Private + Self	75,228	71,821	51.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20,607	30,519	40.3%
Total	95,835	102,340	48.4%

Pct. Govt.	20.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24,360	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	42,147	21.2%
Professional, Technical	44,209	22.3%
Service Occupations	37,326	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,001	0.5%
All others	50,477	25.4%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	28,737	14.5%
Retail trade	26,588	13.4%
Educational services	19,768	10.0%
Manufacturing	19,580	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	16,850	8.5%
Public administration	15,364	7.7%
Construction	14,445	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,108	5.1%
Other services	9,569	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	9,314	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,325	4.2%
Finance and insurance	4,555	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,229	1.6%
Wholesale trade	3,212	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,888	1.5%
Information	2,723	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,796	0.9%
Utilities	1,200	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	155	0.1%
Management	113	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29,513	5.65%
Puerto Rican	20,122	3.85%
Cuban	2,139	0.41%
Dominican	2,096	0.40%

Total Central American	7,415	1.42%
Costa Rican	272	0.05%
Guatemalan	1,399	0.27%
Honduran	1,366	0.26%
Nicaraguan	347	0.07%
Panamanian	2,471	0.47%
Salvadoran	1,438	0.28%
Other Central American	122	0.02%

Total South American	3,769	0.72%
Argentinean	108	0.02%
Bolivian	77	0.01%
Chilean	493	0.09%
Colombian	1,376	0.26%
Ecuadorian	810	0.16%
Paraguayan	16	0.00%
Peruvian	596	0.11%
Uruguayan	19	0.00%
Venezuelan	265	0.05%
Other South American	9	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,173	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2,755	0.53%
Korean	2,346	0.45%
Vietnamese	1,497	0.29%
Indian	1,117	0.21%
Chinese	840	0.16%
Thai	472	0.09%
Japanese	336	0.06%
Laotian	104	0.02%
Mongolian	69	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	425,887	88.0%
Spanish	40,455	8.4%
German, other Germanic	2,278	0.5%
Korean	2,214	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,193	0.5%
Other Indo-European	2,136	0.4%
Other Asian	2,053	0.4%
Other	1,562	0.3%
Tagalog	1,316	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	41,261	7.9%
English	39,663	7.6%
Irish	36,207	6.9%
American	32,312	6.2%
Italian	14,391	2.8%
Scottish	9,629	1.8%
European	7,514	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	6,941	1.3%
Polish	6,635	1.3%
French	6,381	1.2%
Jamaican	3,791	0.7%
African	3,279	0.6%
British	2,508	0.5%
Swedish	2,316	0.4%
Dutch	2,197	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	505,527	96.7%
Not a citizen	17,010	3.3%

Native	488,930	93.6%
Foreign-born	33,607	6.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,141	3.1%	20,065	6.1%	90,490	27.4%	127,086	38.4%	54,270	16.4%	28,743	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,141	3.1%
9-12 Years	20,065	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	90,490	27.4%
Some College	127,086	38.4%
Bach. Degree	54,270	16.4%
Grad Degree	28,743	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	289,992	276,004	13,988	4.8%
1991	297,346	279,250	18,096	6.1%
1992	302,932	283,974	18,958	6.3%
1993	307,600	290,530	17,070	5.5%
1994	309,296	293,846	15,450	5.0%
1995	316,100	299,904	16,196	5.1%
1996	327,148	312,296	14,852	4.5%
1997	335,204	321,024	14,180	4.2%
1998	338,850	324,778	14,072	4.2%
1999	343,930	329,950	13,980	4.1%

2000	352,226	336,648	15,578	4.4%
2001	354,584	332,586	21,998	6.2%
2002	359,178	332,808	26,370	7.3%
2003	368,074	343,388	24,686	6.7%
2004	371,082	349,876	21,206	5.7%
2005	384,566	362,314	22,252	5.8%
2006	392,118	369,846	22,272	5.7%
2007	394,540	372,504	22,036	5.6%
2008	403,208	378,124	25,084	6.2%
2009	415,780	374,974	40,806	9.8%

2010	398,404	357,290	41,114	10.3%
2011	404,550	360,928	43,622	10.8%
2012	407,618	363,580	44,038	10.8%
2013	401,038	363,710	37,328	9.3%
2014	392,496	362,290	30,206	7.7%
2015	392,188	364,232	27,956	7.1%
2016	396,208	371,382	24,826	6.3%
2017	399,802	377,438	22,364	5.6%
2018	401,318	380,742	20,576	5.1%
2019	405,700	386,122	19,578	4.8%

2020	398,038	362,702	35,336	8.9%
2021	396,592	371,070	25,522	6.4%
2022	406,148	386,570	19,578	4.8%
2023	411,200	392,828	18,372	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	216,276
Median Value	$174,839

Occupied	193,096	89.3%
Vacant	23,180	10.7%

Owned	112,369	58.2%
Rented	80,727	41.8%
Median Rent	$1,073

Single-Family Units	148,420	68.6%
Detached	143,406	66.3%
Attached	5,014	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27,651	12.8%
Mobile Homes	26,659	12.3%

Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Fayetteville, NC Metro Area