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Fayetteville, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Fayetteville is a Census town of 2,817 people across 5.77 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $67,623, 73.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $438,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fayetteville
What Fayetteville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.77 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land488
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette 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
- Population2,817
- Median age45.9 plus or minus 10.8
- Population under 18426 plus or minus 162
- Share under 1815.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over753 plus or minus 199
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Households1,353
- Family households727
- Share of households that are families53.7 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$67,623
- Per capita income$36,703
- Civilian labor force1,245
- Employed1,219
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over2,239
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fayetteville
- Housing units1,470
- Occupied units1,353
- Vacant units117 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied995
- Renter occupied358 plus or minus 155
- Ownership rate73.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,000 plus or minus $88,206
- Median gross rent, monthly$980 plus or minus $221
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units1,260
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more163 plus or minus 91
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1968
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 commute1,024 plus or minus 234
- Commuting under 15 minutes334 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more522 plus or minus 249
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.0 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Drove alone56.9 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Carpooled23.1 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home16.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
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))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$438,500
- Average approval$87,700
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported49
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term119 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fayetteville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Fayetteville
- NFIP communityTown of Fayetteville
- NFIP community number540293
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Fayetteville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540293 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.
Fayette County, not Fayetteville
Fayette County context, not Fayetteville figures
- Establishments in Fayette County710
- Covered employment, Fayette County10,265
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$47,615
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County28
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fayetteville.
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.
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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, West Virginia?
2,817, in 1,353 households. Fayetteville town covers 5.77 square miles of land, which is 488 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?
Fayette 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?
$67,623. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,000. Median gross rent is $980 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?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $438,500 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $80,000. 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 0 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, town of, community 540293, 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 Fayette 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.