What is the population of Fayetteville, Arkansas?

The population of Fayetteville, Arkansas is 86,305.

What is the median household income in Fayetteville, Arkansas?

The median household income in Fayetteville, Arkansas is $56,658, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Fayetteville, Arkansas is $156,361, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Fayetteville, Arkansas is 4.8%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education B

Metric	Fayetteville	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	86,305	3,059,436	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1537.5	57.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	3.31%	0.31%	0.57%
Median age	25.8	36.6	37.1
Households	35,315	1,188,527	128,459,983

Year	Fayetteville

Group	Share

Fayetteville has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Fayetteville	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$56,658	$58,772	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.84%	4.71%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Fayetteville	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$156,361	$123,805	$242,182
Median rent	$991	$913	$1,342
Homeownership rate	38.1%	66.1%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Fayetteville	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.6	18.5	22.5
Work from home	11.5%	7.8%	13.4%

Fayetteville has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Fayetteville	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	22.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.48	2.54

Fayetteville has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Fayetteville	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.7	75.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.7%	22.8%	16.3%
Smokers	16.9%	23.3%	19.0%