Cities / North Carolina / Fayetteville

Fayetteville, NC

210,815 people

Right Now

Weather

84°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Sunny, high 90°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Cumberland County)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 1.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

RDU

57 mi — Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Population & People

Population

210,815

Median age

30.6

Median household income

$58,407

Poverty rate

17.7%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

29.0%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

13.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$188,000

Median gross rent

$1,250/mo

Homeownership rate

47.4%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,251

HUD Fair Market Rent (Cumberland County, 3 mi from Fayetteville), 2026. Efficiency $1090, 1BR $1113, 2BR $1251, 3BR $1667, 4BR $2068. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

57 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

94 mi away

MYR

Myrtle Beach International Airport

95 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).