Moving to Fayetteville, Arkansas

About Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville

Fayetteville () is the second-most populous city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the most populous city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836, and was rechartered in 1867. Fayetteville is included in the three-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ranked 100th in terms of population in the United States with 576,403 in 2022 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 99,285 in 2022.

Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's flagship university. When classes are in session, thousands of students on campus change up the pace of the city. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games. The city of Fayetteville is colloquially known as the "Track Capital of the World" due to the success and prestige of the University of Arkansas cross country and track & field programs. The University's men's cross country and track and field programs have won a combined 41 national championships to date with the women's teams adding 5 national championships since 2015.

The city is the first in America to be awarded the designation of "Bike City" by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body of cycling. It was given the title in 2021 due to it not only hosting major UCI cycling events, but also its work in developing cycling through programs and infrastructure.

The city hosts the Walmart Shareholders Meetings each year at the Bud Walton Arena.

Gender
Gender Fayetteville Arkansas Country
Female 50.7% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.3% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Fayetteville Arkansas Country
Less than $10,000 11.3% 7.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.9% 11.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.9% 11.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6% 14.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.2% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.4% 11.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.2% 11.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.8% 4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 6% 4% 8.3%
Education


Education Fayetteville Arkansas Country
< 9th Grade 3% 6% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 19% 34% 27.0%
Other College 19% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 27% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 15% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 1% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Fayetteville Arkansas Country
White 77.2% 71.6% 60.1%
African American 5.7% 15.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.7% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 2.7% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.9% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 8.1% 7.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity