Fayetteville, Tennessee demographics

Fayetteville, TN demographics: median age 34.4; 19.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fayetteville city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4725920. The survey estimates a population of 7,057 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fayetteville is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 2,949 households (±284). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.4 ±2.3	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	1,996 ±361	28.3% ±5.1 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,641 ±302	23.3% ±4.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,987 ±348	28.2% ±4.9 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	1,433 ±255	20.3% ±3.6 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	3,170 ±228	44.9% ±3.2 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	3,887 ±225	55.1% ±3.2 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	4,780 ±297	67.7% ±4.2 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,295 ±302	18.4% ±4.3 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	72 ±78 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	904 ±299	12.8% ±4.2 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,681 ±201	94.7% ±2.8 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	376 ±201 · low precision	5.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	727 ±146	24.7% ±4.3 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	411 ±157	13.9% ±5.2 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	451 ±156	15.3% ±5.1 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,286 ±287	43.6% ±8.8 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	74 ±74 · low precision	2.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,004 ±151	34.0% ±3.9 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,945 ±323	66.0% ±8.9 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,286 ±287	43.6% ±8.8 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	862 ±225	29.2% ±7.1 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	336 ±156	11.4% ±5.2 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	202 ±121 · low precision	6.8% ±4.0 pp · low precision	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	172 ±101 · low precision	5.8% ±3.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	8 ±23 · low precision	0.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	83 ±75 · low precision	2.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	6,763 ±199	95.8% ±2.8 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	294 ±196 · low precision	4.2% ±2.8 pp · low precision	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	6,363 ±242	98.4% ±1.5 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	88 ±89 · low precision	1.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	12 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,657
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	552 ±210	11.9% ±4.5 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,223 ±372	47.7% ±7.5 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	672 ±185	14.4% ±3.9 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	309 ±121	6.6% ±2.6 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	610 ±150	13.1% ±3.1 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	291 ±144	6.2% ±3.1 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	5,745 ±454	84.4% ±6.3 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	759 ±313	11.2% ±4.6 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	149 ±142 · low precision	2.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	150 ±162 · low precision	2.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.8% of Fayetteville residents (±3.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 80.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fayetteville	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±3.9 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.1% ±4.6 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.9 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fayetteville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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