About the Fayetteville, North Carolina Area 

Population in July 2007: 123,287 
Males: 59,055 (47.9%)
Females: 64,232 (52.1%) 

Median resident age: 31.9 years 

North Carolina median age: 35.3 years 

Zip codes: 28301, 28302, 28303, 28304, 28305, 28306, 28309, 28311, 28314. 

Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,086 (it was $36,287 in 2000)
Fayetteville: $44,086 
North Carolina: $46,549 

Household Income, 2000 (1999 Income) Percent of Total Number Households
Total Households 107,391 100.00%
Less than $9,999 10,502 9.78%
$10,000 - $14,999 6,776 6.31%
$15,000 - $24,999 15,354 14.30%
$25,000 - $34,999 16,411 15.28%
$35,000 - $49,999 22,114 20.59%
$50,000 - $74,999 20,851 19.42%
$75,000 - $99,999 8,596 8.00%
$100,000 - $149,999 4,568 4.25%
$150,000 - $199,999 1,126 1.05%
$200,000 and above 1,093 1.02%
 

Population in July 2007: 123,287.
Males: 59,055 (47.9%)
Females: 64,232 (52.1%)
Median resident age: 31.9 years
North Carolina median age: 35.3 years  

Mean prices in 2008:
All housing units: $149,319
Detached houses: $154,371
Townhouses or other attached units: $165,330
In 2-unit structures: $130,000
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,680
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,717
Mobile homes: $30,973 

Median gross rent in 2008: $727. 

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 14.5%
• White alone - 75,457 (43.2%)
• Black alone - 75,158 (43.0%)
• Hispanic - 10,954 (6.3%)
• Two or more races - 6,645 (3.8%)
• Asian alone - 4,836 (2.8%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 615 (0.4%)
• American alone - 571 (0.3%)
• Other race alone - 459 (0.3%)  

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fayetteville: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) 

Land area: 58.8 square miles.  

Population density: 2098 people per square mile (low). 

For population 25 years and over in Fayetteville
• High school or higher: 84.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
• Unemployed: 11.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes 

For population 15 years and over in Fayetteville city
• Never married: 25.1%
• Now married: 52.3%
• Separated: 4.5%
• Widowed: 6.8%
• Divorced: 11.3%
 
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2008: $1,539 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2008: $1,285 (1.3%) 

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (54.3 miles , pop. 276,093). 

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (398.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550). 

Nearest cities: Fort Bragg, NC (2.6 miles ), Hope Mills, NC (2.6 miles ), Vander, NC (2.7 miles ), Eastover, NC (2.8 miles ), Spring Lake, NC (2.9 miles ), Pope AFB, NC (3.1 miles ), Rockfish, NC (3.2 miles ), Wade, NC (3.5 miles ). 

Single-family new house construction building permits:
• 2001: 194 buildings, average cost: $100,400
• 2002: 442 buildings, average cost: $83,000
• 2003: 362 buildings, average cost: $137,200
• 2004: 391 buildings, average cost: $145,900
• 2005: 705 buildings, average cost: $137,400
• 2006: 1009 buildings, average cost: $130,000
• 2007: 563 buildings, average cost: $156,900
• 2008: 352 buildings, average cost: $149,600
• 2009: 349 buildings, average cost: $153,100 

Average household size:
This city: 2.4 people
North Carolina: 2.5 people  

Percentage of family households:
This city: 65.4%
Whole state: 68.9%  

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city: 4.5%
Whole state: 4.6%  

People in group quarters in Fayetteville
• 1891 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
• 1052 people in nursing homes
• 388 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
• 352 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
• 148 people in other nonhousehold living situations
• 68 people in homes for the mentally retarded
• 37 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
• 13 people in homes for the mentally ill
• 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
• 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
• 4 people in other group homes 

Number of grocery stores: 48
This county: 1.55 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 2.05 / 10,000 pop 

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Cumberland County: 0.13 / 10,000 pop
State: 0.14 / 10,000 pop 

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
Cumberland County: 0.42 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 0.92 / 10,000 pop 

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 149
This county: 4.82 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 4.75 / 10,000 pop 

Number of full-service restaurants: 177
Cumberland County: 5.73 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 7.57 / 10,000 pop 

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
• Electricity (54%)
• Utility gas (31%)
• Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
• Fuel oil,kerosene, etc. (7%)  

Neighborhoods in Fayetteville:
• Bordeaux neighborhood
• Borden Heights neighborhood
• Briarwood neighborhood
• Broad Acres neighborhood
• Brookwood neighborhood
• Buckhead neighborhood
• Cade Hill neighborhood
• Cedar Falls neighborhood
• Clairwood neighborhood
• Courtyards neighborhood
• Cumberland Heights neighborhood
• Downtown neighborhood
• Drake Park neighborhood
• East Fayetteville neighborhood
• Edenroc neighborhood
• Eutaw neighborhood
• Evergreen Estates neighborhood
• Fairview Park neighborhood
• Glendale Acres neighborhood
• Greenwood Homes neighborhood
• Haymount neighborhood
• Highland Acres neighborhood
• Highland Country Club neighborhood
• Highland Village neighborhood
• Holiday Park neighborhood
• Howard Acres neighborhood
• Huntington Park neighborhood
• King's Grant neighborhood
• Kingsford neighborhood
• Kingswood neighborhood
• Lake Francis neighborhood
• Lock's Creek neighborhood
• Lockwood neighborhood
• Massey Hill neighborhood
• McPherson Estates neighborhood
• Murray Hills neighborhood
• Porter Place neighborhood
• Savoy Heights neighborhood
• Scotty Hills neighborhood
• Seabrook Hills neighborhood
• Stonebridge neighborhood
• Stonewood neighborhood
• Stratford Hills neighborhood
• Summertime neighborhood
• Tallywood neighborhood
• Vanstory Hills neighborhood
• Welmar neighborhood
• Windsor Terrace neighborhood
• Woodlands neighborhood 

Average climate in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
  

Information from:
http://www.censusscope.org/us/m2560/chart_income.html
http://www.city-data.com/city/Fayetteville-North-Carolina.html