Fayetteville is a relatively large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 209,496 people and 62 associated neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the sixth largest community in North Carolina.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Fayetteville, employing 19.46% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Retail industries employ 15.50% and 13.25% of the civilian workforce, respectively. Also of interest is that Fayetteville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Fayetteville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.99% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2022 was $32,728, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,912 for a family of four. However, Fayetteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fayetteville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fayetteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fayetteville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Fayetteville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fayetteville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
