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. Fayetteville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Fayetteville, where 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.

A relatively large number of people in Fayetteville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Fayetteville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fayetteville, 49.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.