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Fayetteville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Fayetteville is a Census city of 210,815 people across 148.27 square miles of land, in Cumberland County. Median household income is $58,407, 47.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 154 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $129.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fayetteville
What Fayetteville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area148.27 sq mi
- Water area1.82 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,422
- County holding the largest share of its areaCumberland County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fayetteville
- Population210,815
- Median age30.6
- Population under 1850,118
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over27,093
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent
- Households82,689
- Family households48,367
- Share of households that are families58.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fayetteville
- Median household income$58,407
- Per capita income$32,728
- Civilian labor force83,002
- Employed76,429
- Unemployed6,573
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over130,354
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fayetteville
- Housing units91,985
- Occupied units82,689
- Vacant units9,296
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent
- Owner occupied39,197
- Renter occupied43,492
- Ownership rate47.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,250
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.7 percent
- Single family units59,016
- Share single family64.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30,214
- Share in buildings of two or more32.8 percent
- Mobile homes2,721
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fayetteville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute94,169
- Commuting under 15 minutes35,683
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17,440
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.5 percent
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked6.7 percent
- Worked from home7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fayetteville (7(a))
- Approvals154
- Gross approval$129,859,200
- Average approval$843,242
- Median approval$357,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,163,950
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,121
- Jobs per approval13.8
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full20
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.3 percent
- Share to franchises35.1 percent
- Distinct lenders56
- Distinct industries by NAICS74
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fayetteville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fayetteville (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$11,090,000
- Average approval$583,684
- Median approval$439,000
- Largest approval$2,679,000
- Jobs supported204
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fayetteville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fayetteville
- NFIP communityCity of Fayetteville
- NFIP community number370077
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/18/07
The City of Fayetteville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370077 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cumberland County, not Fayetteville
Cumberland County context, not Fayetteville figures
- Establishments in Cumberland County5,947
- Covered employment, Cumberland County122,995
- Average annual pay, Cumberland County$55,785
- Housing units permitted, Cumberland County1,230
Every figure in this section is published for Cumberland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fayetteville.
All Cumberland County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fayetteville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fayetteville, North Carolina?
210,815, in 82,689 households. Fayetteville city covers 148.27 square miles of land, which is 1,422 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fayetteville in?
Cumberland County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fayetteville?
$58,407. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,000. Median gross rent is $1,250 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fayetteville businesses?
154 7(a) approvals totaling $129.9 m since FY2020, across 56 lenders, median approval $357,500, plus 19 504 approvals worth $11.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fayetteville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fayetteville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fayetteville. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fayetteville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fayetteville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fayetteville, city of, community 370077, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fayetteville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cumberland County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fayetteville.
Is zoning published for Fayetteville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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