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28312

Fayetteville, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,793
Median household income
$67,754
People below poverty
16.4%
Median home value
$218,000

Income

The median income of households in 28312 was $67,754. An estimated 7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 15.4
$100,000 to $149,999 14.2
$150,000 to $199,999 10.1
$200,000 or more 6.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65075
Female 45776

An estimated 68.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,628. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.3
Social Security 36.2
Retirement income 35.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.7
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.6

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28312 in 2020-2024, 90.5% had health insurance coverage and 9.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.8% and public coverage was 45%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 28312 had a total population of 19,793 - 10,079 (50.9%) females and 9,714 (49.1%) males. The median age was 43.7 years. An estimated 22.4% of the population was under 18 years, 26.6% was 19 to 44 years, 29.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28312 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 504 467
5 to 9 441 475
10 to 14 774 694
15 to 19 925 607
20 to 24 430 512
25 to 29 325 400
30 to 34 473 449
35 to 39 673 617
40 to 44 765 625
45 to 49 616 778
50 to 54 669 739
55 to 59 776 748
60 to 64 767 743
65 to 69 631 633
70 to 74 431 605
75 to 79 274 324
80 to 84 147 332
85 and over 93 331

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.8% were White; 30.6% were Black or African American; 12.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 12.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.1% of the people in 28312 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.4% of the people in 28312 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,951 households in 28312. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.2% of the households in 28312 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 19.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.1% of all households.

In 28312, 28.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.2
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.9% of males and 49.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.9 25
Now married, except separated 51.9 49.8
Separated 3.9 2.9
Widowed 3.2 11.5
Divorced 9.2 10.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28312, 440 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 55.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.9% of the people living in 28312 were U.S. natives. 59.3% of the 28312 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.1% of 28312 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 43.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28312 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28312.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 57.5
Asia 8
Europe 16.6
Africa 17.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28312 in 2020-2024, 5.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.7% of people at least five years old; 2.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 28312 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 6.3
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 1
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28312 was 4,960 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 226 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,409. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,325.

Educational Attainment of People in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 30.7
Some college, no degree 20.4
Associate's degree 11.3
Bachelor's degree 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 9.9

Disability

In 28312, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.7% of people under 18 years old, to 20.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28312, 49.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,951 75
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,553 19.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 430 5.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28312 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.4
Construction 7.5
Manufacturing 9.1
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.2
Public administration 6.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28312 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,173 40
Service occupations 1,267 16
Sales and office occupations 1,676 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 702 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,116 14.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.6% of 28312 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.6
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 8

In 2020-2024, 28312 had a total of 8,686 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.1
Mobile homes 24.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

16.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28312 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 82.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28312 had 7,951 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 735 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.8% while renters occupied 23.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.46 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.49.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 30.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28312:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 12.5
Electricity 84.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.3
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28312 was $218,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.6 % had a mortgage. 36.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,645 and for owners without a mortgage it was $497.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28312 was $948. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.