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Compare Fayetteville to Wake Forest

This post compares Fayetteville, North Carolina to Wake Forest, North Carolina across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Fayetteville (city) Wake Forest (town)
Population 210,324 38,473
Income (median) $33,033 $58,843
Home Value (median) $128,500 $278,600
White 45% 78%
Black 41% 14%
Asian 2% 1%
With Kids 30% 48%
Age (median) 30 35
Rentals 54% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Fayetteville or Wake Forest?
A: Fayetteville has a much larger population count than Wake Forest: 210324 compared with 38473 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Fayetteville or in Wake Forest?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Fayetteville.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Fayetteville or Wake Forest?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Fayetteville.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fayetteville does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 54% for Fayetteville versus 29% for Wake Forest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Fayetteville may include: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Durham.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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