Fayetteville, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fayetteville	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$38,343	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$67,955	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,274	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,703	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,108	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,491	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fayetteville is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fayetteville is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fayetteville is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fayetteville is 32% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,298 $67,955 $135,910

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Fayetteville median earnings by income bracket

Fayetteville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.3%	9.3%
Manufacturing sector	11.1%	11.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	11.7%	11.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	12.5%
Other	29.6%	29.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stedman, NC	1,724	$122,080	50.1%
Rockfish, NC	3,802	$96,573	18.7%
Vander, NC	1,418	$92,157	13.3%
Falcon, NC	231	$89,338	9.8%
Eastover, NC	3,859	$82,202	1.1%
Fayetteville, NC	215,564	$67,955	16.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Moreno Valley, CA	215,612	$106,824	31.3%
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	n/a
Oxnard, CA	214,920	$115,534	42.1%
Birmingham, AL	216,515	$58,287	28.3%
Santa Clarita, CA	218,105	$152,696	87.7%
Fayetteville, NC	215,564	$67,955	16.4%

Source: The Fayetteville, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.