Fayetteville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 19,687 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the 54th largest community in Georgia. Fayetteville real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Fayetteville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fayetteville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fayetteville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fayetteville who work in office and administrative support (16.36%), management occupations (12.53%), and sales jobs (9.65%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Fayetteville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.33 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Fayetteville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.84% of adults in Fayetteville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2022 was $38,901, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,604 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fayetteville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
