Fayetteville is a relatively large city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 101,680 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the second largest community in Arkansas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fayetteville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fayetteville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fayetteville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fayetteville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $59,074.00.

Fayetteville real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Fayetteville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Fayetteville is also a city of artists. Fayetteville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fayetteville’s character.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Fayetteville is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Fayetteville is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Fayetteville a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Fayetteville is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Fayetteville a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The citizens of Fayetteville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.84% of adults in Fayetteville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2022 was $37,885, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,540 for a family of four. However, Fayetteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fayetteville is a very 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, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.