City safety & data profile

FayettevilleGA

Fayetteville, GA is a 17K-resident city in Fayette County with a median household income of $82,188.

Fayette County, Georgia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fayetteville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fayetteville has a population larger than 35% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $368,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

17K
Population (place)
Bottom 36%
By size
$82,188
Median income (place)
$368,200
Median home (place)
8.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fayetteville

Fayetteville posts a median household income higher than 52% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fayetteville area.

Top 48%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Fayetteville

Where Fayetteville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$82,188 Top 48% higher than 52% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fayetteville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in GA

Population among 99 GA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Atlanta is the largest GA city on this list; Milton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in GA

Median household income among the same 99-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Milton posts the highest place-level median income in GA; Atlanta is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fayetteville, GA beyond the headline numbers

Fayetteville sits inside Fayette County, Georgia, at roughly 33.45°N, -84.45°W. Population 16,990, $82,188 median household income. Median home value $368,200, median rent $1,720. Poverty rate 8.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Fayetteville, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 8.1%, poverty in Fayetteville, GA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Fayetteville runs about 4.5 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 11.5% of Fayetteville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 12.7% in Fayetteville, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Fayetteville workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.7 years, Fayetteville's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fayetteville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
16,990
Fayetteville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$82,188
-8% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$368,200
-11% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Fayette County): Fayetteville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
122K+14%
Median Income
$111,978+40%
Median Home Value
$436,400+89%
Poverty Rate
5.6%-27%
Unemployment
3.8%-57%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fayetteville, GA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,720/mo
Poverty Rate
8.1% -35% vs avg
Unemployment 7.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 41.2%
Work From Home 11.5%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 38.8%
African American 39.9%
Asian 5.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 10.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
38.7%
Short Sleep Duration
36.1%
Obesity
32.8%
Physical Inactivity
23.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
15%
Diabetes
13.7%
Binge Drinking
12.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.2%
Current Smoking
10.6%
Current Asthma
10%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.7%
Annual Checkup 81.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.9%
Stroke
3.6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL
FAYETTEVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Fayetteville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fayetteville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet GA-FAYETTEVILLE-GA · Fayetteville

Fayetteville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fayetteville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Georgia state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Fayetteville, GA? ▼
Fayetteville, GA has a population of 16,990 people, located in Fayette County, Georgia.
What is the median household income in Fayetteville? ▼
The median household income in Fayetteville, GA is $82,188 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.1%.
What is the median home value in Fayetteville? ▼
The median home value in Fayetteville, GA is $368,200. Median rent is $1,720/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fayetteville? ▼
The top health indicators in Fayetteville include High Blood Pressure (38.7%), Short Sleep Duration (36.1%), Obesity (32.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Fayetteville? ▼
Fayetteville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Fayetteville? ▼
The median age in Fayetteville, GA is 42.7 years. 41.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fayetteville, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside GA (8.1% here).

San Jose, CA 8.1% Renton, WA 8.1% Edmond, OK 8.1% Layton, UT 8.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside GA ($82,188 here).

South Yarmouth, MA $82,188 Gardendale, AL $82,192 Post Falls, ID $82,183 Oregon, OH $82,197

Compare Fayetteville with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Riverdale, GA 16K Peachtree City, GA 35K Union City, GA 21K Fairburn, GA 14K Forest Park, GA 19K College Park, GA 15K East Point, GA 35K Stockbridge, GA 28K
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Using Fayetteville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fayetteville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Fayetteville against Georgia peers on any ranking lens. Explore Georgia

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Fayette County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.