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Fayetteville, NC is a vibrant city located in the beautiful state of North Carolina. With a population of 208,497 people and a population density of 1,432 people per square mile, it is one of the most populous cities in the state. There are many businesses that locals enjoy such as Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s and several restaurants like Outback Steakhouse and Olive Garden. Fayetteville also offers year-round outdoor activities like golfing at King's Grant Golf and Country Club or fishing at Lake Rim Park. There are also several organizations that residents can get involved with such as Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity, Fayetteville Animal Protection Society and The Soup Kitchen of Fayetteville. Lastly, local sporting events include those played by Fayetteville State University as well as minor-league baseball teams like The Fayetteville Woodpeckers.

The population in Fayetteville is 208,497. There are 1,410 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Fayetteville is 30.3, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Fayetteville is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Fayetteville
- 44.0% are married
- 12.3% are divorced
- 27.0% are married with children
- 25.3% have children, but are single
Race in Fayetteville

- 39.1% are White
- 40.3% are Black
- 2.8% are Asian
- 0.8% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 12.0% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 4.6% Two or more races
- 0.3% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleFayetteville, North CarolinaUnited States
  208,497.0329,725,481.0
  49.3%50.5%
  50.7%49.5%
  30.338.4
 
  211,201.0326,569,308.0
  208,354.0309,327,143.0
  121,015.0285,036,114.0
  75,695.0251,960,433.0
  74.9%15.6%
  179.7%30.8%
 
  1410.293.4
  147.8543531905.423
  1.832264836.791
 
  35.3%59.4%
  41.6%12.2%
  3.1%5.6%
  0.8%0.6%
  0.5%0.2%
  0.7%0.4%
  5.1%3.2%
  12.9%18.4%
 
  44.0%49.8%
  40.5%48.0%
  3.5%1.8%
  56.0%50.2%
  39.1%33.8%
  11.6%10.8%
  5.3%5.6%
 
  2.422.6
  80,057.0124,010,992.0
  46,542.080,755,759.0
  26.1%30.5%
  37.4%42.9%
  33,515.043,255,233.0
  24.2%15.8%
  12.3%10.8%
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I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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