Population

Fayetteville's current population is 36,975 people with 15,441 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 15.3% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 5.7% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 25.3 which is well below the state average of 39.2 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.95 persons. This area is not very family centric with 34.9% of the households being family households and with 18.0% having children in the home and 10.0% of the population being under 15 and an additional 39.2% being under 24. Another 27.7% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 14.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 8.8% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Fayetteville has a daytime employee population of 31,669 versus a permanent population of 36,975 meaning the daytime employee population is 85.6% of the permanent population living in the area and 62.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 47.5% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Fayetteville is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Fayetteville area are White 79.1%, Black 7.4%, Native American 1.2%, Asian 4.6%, 3.3% other races and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Fayetteville, Arkansas		Arkansas	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Fayetteville
		Arkansas
Latitude / Longitude:		36.063932, -94.158046
Radius		2 miles	4 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		36,975	77,216	3,116,869	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		31,775	63,947	2,920,129	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		36,634	76,109	3,105,600	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		39,077	83,814	3,200,145	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		15.3%	19.0%	6.4%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.1%	1.7%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		25.3	28.7	39.2	38.8
Under 4 years old		3.8%	5.1%	6.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		3.2%	4.6%	6.2%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		3.0%	4.2%	6.2%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		39.2%	28.0%	12.5%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		27.7%	30.7%	26.1%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		10,239	23,743	812,025	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		14.3%	17.0%	24.6%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		5,299	13,116	765,935	83,512,738
65 years and over		8.8%	10.3%	18.3%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		3,236	7,989	571,533	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		10.0%	13.9%	18.5%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		3,713	10,745	576,506	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages