Fayetteville, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fayetteville, North Carolina main profile, North Carolina, North Carolina smaller cities, North Carolina small towns, North Carolina forum, All US cities. Total population: 120,843 (Urban population: 120,581, Rural population: 262 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 53,486 (48,432 occupied: 25,809 owner occupied, 22,623 renter occupied) % of renters here:   47% State:   31% Housing density: 910 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fayetteville, North Carolina on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Charlotte driving - what things irk you?  (230 replies) Is North Carolina overrated?  (226 replies) Cary Fact or Fiction.........the real deal.  (156 replies) New to area (fayetteville/Raeford) Need advice on some home projects  (1 reply) Help!!! Need happy medium between fayetteville and raleigh any suggestions  (9 replies) Fayetteville area question  (36 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $93,000 (lower quartile is $76,200, upper quartile is $134,300) Median contract rent in 2005: $555 (lower quartile is $397, upper quartile is $645) Housing units in Fayetteville with a mortgage: 17,068 (2,515 second mortgage, 2,321 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,880 Median year house/condo built: 1971 Median year apartment built: 1979 Household type by relationship Households: 117,016 In family households: 96,823 (21,465 male householders, 10,373 female householders) 22,007 spouses, 34,230 children (31,197 natural, 962 adopted, 2,071 stepchildren), 3,175 grandchildren, 928 brothers or sisters, 722 parents, 1,604 other relatives, 2,319 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 20,193 (7,865 male householders (6,006 living alone)), 8,696 female householders (7,638 living alone)), 3,632 nonrelatives In group quarters: 3,827 (1,081 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 13,839 2-persons, 8,348 3-persons, 5,900 4-persons, 2,453 5-persons, 933 6-persons, 365 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 13,644 1-person, 2,406 2-persons, 349 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons. 16,225 married couples with children. 10,251 single-parent households (1,435 men, 8,816 women). 89.4% of residents of Fayetteville speak English at home. 5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well). Foreign born population: 6,818 (5.6%) (55.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fayetteville, NC: Less than $10,000: 20 $10,000 to $14,999: 24 $15,000 to $19,999: 66 $20,000 to $24,999: 72 $25,000 to $29,999: 116 $30,000 to $34,999: 204 $35,000 to $39,999: 202 $40,000 to $49,999: 865 $50,000 to $59,999: 1433 $60,000 to $69,999: 2465 $70,000 to $79,999: 3023 $80,000 to $89,999: 3220 $90,000 to $99,999: 2636 $100,000 to $124,999: 2850 $125,000 to $149,999: 2235 $150,000 to $174,999: 1185 $175,000 to $199,999: 563 $200,000 to $249,999: 672 $250,000 to $299,999: 427 $300,000 to $399,999: 340 $400,000 to $499,999: 105 $500,000 to $749,999: 142 $750,000 to $999,999: 45 $1,000,000 or more: 38

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fayetteville: Less than $100: 876 $100 to $149: 464 $150 to $199: 509 $200 to $249: 867 $250 to $299: 1222 $300 to $349: 1568 $350 to $399: 2609 $400 to $449: 1904 $450 to $499: 2242 $500 to $549: 2847 $550 to $599: 2775 $600 to $649: 1211 $650 to $699: 1078 $700 to $749: 550 $750 to $799: 328 $800 to $899: 351 $900 to $999: 228 $1,000 to $1,249: 101 $1,250 to $1,499: 20 $1,500 to $1,999: 51 $2,000 or more: 26 No cash rent: 723

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.2%
Number of people working at home: 866 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1034 5 to 9 minutes: 5644 10 to 14 minutes: 10803 15 to 19 minutes: 12827 20 to 24 minutes: 10697 25 to 29 minutes: 2906 30 to 34 minutes: 4795 35 to 39 minutes: 527 40 to 44 minutes: 736 45 to 59 minutes: 1506 60 to 89 minutes: 1300 90 or more minutes: 1209

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 44,460 (81%) Carpooled: 7,286 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 567 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Railroad: 13 (0%) Taxi: 110 (0%) Motorcycle: 153 (0%) Bicycle: 150 (0%) Walked: 927 (2%) Other means: 300 (1%) Worked at home: 866 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 5566 $10,000 to $14,999: 3274 $15,000 to $19,999: 3320 $20,000 to $24,999: 3525 $25,000 to $29,999: 3978 $30,000 to $34,999: 3409 $35,000 to $39,999: 3757 $40,000 to $44,999: 3220 $45,000 to $49,999: 2545 $50,000 to $59,999: 4206 $60,000 to $74,999: 4284 $75,000 to $99,999: 3636 $100,000 to $124,999: 1672 $125,000 to $149,999: 716 $150,000 to $199,999: 618 $200,000 or more: 673

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 54186
• United States or American: 9326
• German: 7129
• English: 5546
• Irish: 5217
• Scotch-Irish: 2759
• Italian: 2620
• Scottish: 1977
• Subsaharan African:: 1542
• African: 1255
• French (except Basque): 1216
• European: 1004
• Polish: 874
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 555
• Dutch: 524
• Greek: 482
• Swedish: 418
• British: 362
• French Canadian: 351
• Norwegian: 334
• Welsh: 308
• Jamaican: 301
• Arab:: 200
• Nigerian: 181
• Hungarian: 181
• Lebanese: 168
• Danish: 159
• Russian: 158
• Portuguese: 157
• Canadian: 147
• Ukrainian: 102
• Czech: 81
• West Indian: 81
• Lithuanian: 77
• Austrian: 75
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 74
• Swiss: 71
• Slovak: 60
• Basque: 54
• Scandinavian: 50
• Haitian: 46
• Other Subsaharan African: 45
• Eastern European: 40
• Belgian: 37
• Czechoslovakian: 33
• Romanian: 29
• Australian: 26
• Serbian: 25
• British West Indian: 25
• Slavic: 23
• Pennsylvania German: 23
• Arab/Arabic: 20
• Turkish: 19
• Croatian: 18
• Iranian: 16
• Yugoslavian: 16
• Cape Verdean: 15
• South African: 14
• Ethiopian: 13
• Liberian: 11
• Belizean: 10
• German Russian: 10
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 9
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9
• Bahamian: 9
• Finnish: 8
• Sierra Leonean: 8
• Guyanese: 7
• Syrian: 7
• Celtic: 7
• Albanian: 6
• Brazilian: 6
• Luxemburger: 5
• Other Arab: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 56760
• Northeast: 11781
• Midwest: 8542
• South: 25961
• West: 6411

49% of Fayetteville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 263
• Nursery to 4th grade: 141
• 5th and 6th grade: 386
• 7th and 8th grade: 749
• 9th grade: 591
• 10th grade: 644
• 11th grade: 601
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,028
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,497
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,823
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,653
• Associate degree: 3,366
• Bachelor's degree: 5,668
• Master's degree: 1,895
• Professional school degree: 960
• Doctorate degree: 386

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 430
• Nursery to 4th grade: 273
• 5th and 6th grade: 480
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,245
• 9th grade: 904
• 10th grade: 1,097
• 11th grade: 1,215
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,352
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,385
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,455
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,847
• Associate degree: 3,305
• Bachelor's degree: 6,243
• Master's degree: 2,392
• Professional school degree: 387
• Doctorate degree: 139

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $42,269
• Black householders: $28,223
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,411
• Asian householders: $36,628
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $21,875
• Some other race householders: $29,486
• Two or more races householders: $35,118
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $34,769

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,900
• Black or African American householders: $82,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $71,400
• Asian householders: $99,100
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $95,600
• Some other race householders: $81,900
• Two or more races householders: $86,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 33,769
• One, attached: 1,786
• Two: 1,813
• 3 or 4: 3,323
• 5 to 9: 4,828
• 10 to 19: 2,804
• 20 to 49: 880
• 50 or more: 1,099
• Mobile homes: 3,172
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,000

Here:	9.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	5.5%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	28.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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