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Fayetteville, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 121,015. Estimated population in July 2024: 129,928 (+7.4% change)
Males: 57,967 (47.9%), Females: 63,048 (52.1%)

Cumberland County

Zip codes: 28301, 28303, 28304, 28305, 28306, 28311, 28314.

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $36,287
Median house value: $89,300

Population by Race

Races in Fayetteville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (46.6%)
  • Black (42.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (8.5%), United States (7.7%), English (6.3%), Irish (6.2%), Italian (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 58.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fayetteville

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fayetteville city

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

5.6% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.7% Europe, 1.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +8,067 (+7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Fayetteville:

  • BEHAVORIAL HEALTH OF CAPE FEAR VALLEY (3425 MELROSE RD)
  • CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (1638 OWEN DRIVE P O BOX 2000)
  • FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (150 ROBESON STREET 4TH FLOOR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fayetteville:

  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 7 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • POPE AFB (about 9 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 35 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fayetteville:

  • GRAYS CREEK (about 14 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 2GC)
  • P K AIRPARK (about 19 miles; RAEFORD, NC; Abbreviation: 5W4)
  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 25 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)

Amtrak station:
FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Fayetteville:

  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,815; Location: 2201 HULL RD; Public; Website: www.faytech.cc.nc.us)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 3,506; Location: 1200 MURCHISON RD; Public; Website: www.uncfsu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • METHODIST COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,848; Location: 5400 RAMSEY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.methodist.edu)
  • FAYETTEVILLE BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 71; Location: 3442 BRAGG BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • MITCHELLS HAIRSTYLING ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 71; Location: 222 TALLYWOOD SHOPPING CTR; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fayetteville:

  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 27 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 32 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 55 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)

Biggest public high schools in Fayetteville:

  • SEVENTY-FIRST HIGH (Students: 1,887; Location: 6764 RAEFORD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JACK BRITT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,753; Location: 7403 ROCKFISH ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PINE FOREST HIGH (Students: 1,731; Location: 525 ANDREWS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CAPE FEAR HIGH (Students: 1,521; Location: 4762 CLINTON ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • TERRY SANFORD HIGH (Students: 1,498; Location: 2301 FORT BRAGG ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • E E SMITH HIGH (Students: 1,469; Location: 1800 SEABROOK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DOUGLAS BYRD HIGH (Students: 1,391; Location: 1624 IRELAND DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WESTOVER HIGH (Students: 1,347; Location: 277 BONANZA DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MASSEY HILL CLASSICAL HIGH (Students: 301; Location: 1062 SOUTHERN AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CUMBERLAND EVENING ACADEMY (Students: 46; Location: 1624 IRELAND DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Fayetteville:

  • FAYETTEVILLE CHR SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 1422 IRELAND DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • FAYETTEVILLE ACADEMY (Students: 456; Location: 3200 CLIFFDALE RD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • NORTHWOOD TEMPLE ACADEMY (Students: 435; Location: 4200 RAMSEY STREET; Grades: PK – 12)
  • BEREAN BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 363; Location: 518 GLENSFORD DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 231; Location: 3000 SCOTTY HILL DR; Grades: KG – 12)
  • FAYETTE CTRL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 118; Location: 502 ADAM ST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 74; Location: 3675 ROSEHILL RD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • COLLEGE LAKES CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students: 72; Location: 4704 RAMSEY ST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • CUMBERLAND ACADEMY (Students: 31; Location: 3425 MELROSE RD; Grades: 3 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fayetteville:

  • JOHN R GRIFFIN MIDDLE (Students: 1,213; Location: 5551 FISHER ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MAC WILLIAMS MIDDLE (Students: 1,181; Location: 4644 CLINTON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • R MAX ABBOTT MIDDLE (Students: 958; Location: 590 WINDING CREEK ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • REID ROSS CLASSICAL (Students: 876; Location: 3200 RAMSEY STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • BILL HEFNER ELEMENTARY (Students: 865; Location: 7059 CALAMAR DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WESTOVER MIDDLE (Students: 863; Location: 275 BONANZA DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LEWIS CHAPEL MIDDLE (Students: 836; Location: 2150 SKIBO ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PINE FOREST MIDDLE (Students: 829; Location: 6901 RAMSEY STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DOUGLAS BYRD MIDDLE (Students: 825; Location: 1616 IRELAND DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • E MELVIN HONEYCUTT ELEM (Students: 811; Location: 4665 LAKEWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Fayetteville:

  • ST PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 1620 MARLBOROUGH ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: 3727 ROSEHILL RD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 175; Location: 365 N COOL SPRING ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • GUYS SCHOOL INC (Students: 130; Location: 985 S MCPHERSON CH ROAD; Grades: KG – 5)
  • HAYNIE SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 1906 MORGANTON ROAD; Grades: PK – 1)
  • HOLY TRINITY PRESCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 1601 RAEFORD RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ABNEY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 2996 ROSEHILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: PO BX 64397 2601 LONE PINE; Grades: 1 – 10)
  • KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 931 (Students: 8; Location: 4243 RAMSEY STREET; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Fayetteville:

  • CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INF CENTER (Operating income: $7,705,574; Location: 300 MAIDEN LANE; 620,306 books; 21,314 audio materials; 20,778 video materials; 1,817 serial subscriptions)

 

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