Editing Fayetteville, Arkansas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 425
|1850= 598
|1860= 972
|1870= 955
|1880= 1788
|1890= 2942
|1900= 4061
|1910= 4471
|1920= 5362
|1930= 7394
|1940= 8212
|1950= 17071
|1960= 20274
|1970= 30729
|1980= 36608
|1990= 42099
|2000= 58047
|2010= 73580
|2020= 93949
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=November 5, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610232059/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

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|-
! Historical Racial composition  !! 2010<ref name="cen2010">{{cite web|title=Fayetteville, AR Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/AR/Fayetteville|website=censusviewer.com|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420051942/http://censusviewer.com/city/AR/Fayetteville|archive-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/0523290|website=census.gov|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-date=July 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702064044/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/0523290|url-status=live}}</ref>!! 2000<ref name="cen2010"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 more information Census 2000 Summary |url=https://www.census.gov/ |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce |access-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>!! 1990<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Census|url=http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/ch-1/ch-1-5.pdf|website=census.gov|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce: Economics and Statistics administration|access-date=August 25, 2016|page=20|date=June 17, 1992|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114060352/http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/ch-1/ch-1-5.pdf|archive-date=January 14, 2017}}</ref>!! 1980<ref>{{cite web|title=1980 Census|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp2/cp-2-5.pdf|website=census.gov|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=August 25, 2016|page=23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213234047/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp2/cp-2-5.pdf|archive-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Census of Population and Housing|url=http://iea.ualr.edu/images/rokdownloads/1990%20Census%20Data%20State%20&%20Counties/Index%20for%20Cities%20&%20Places/Fayetteville.pdf|website=iea.ular.edu|publisher=UALR Institute for Economic Advancement|access-date=August 25, 2016|page=1}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>!! 1970<ref>{{cite web|title=1970 Census|url=http://ftp.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ar-02.pdf|website=census.gov|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=August 25, 2016|pages=5–81}}</ref>
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 83.8% || 86.5% || 93.92% || 93.13% || 97.46%
|-
| —[[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic]] || 80.7% || 84.1% || 93.19% || 92.24% || —{{efn|name=negcensus|The 1970 U.S. Census did not record Hispanic American or Asian American. The race selections on the census were truncated, so other race would be the default.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohn|first1=D'Vera|title=Race and the Census: The "Negro" Controversy|url=http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2010/01/21/race-and-the-census-the-%E2%80%9Cnegro%E2%80%9D-controversy/|website=Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends Project|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604083827/http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2010/01/21/race-and-the-census-the-%E2%80%9Cnegro%E2%80%9D-controversy/|archive-date=June 4, 2016|date=January 21, 2010|quote=The data item is called "Color or race" with categories for "White, Negro, American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Part Hawaiian, Aleut, Eskimo, (etc.)"}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] || 6.0% || 5.1% || 3.18% || 3.75%{{efn|The 1980 U.S. Census referred to the "Black or African American" as a truncated "Black".}} || 1.94%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || 6.42% || 4.9% || 1.10% || 1.46% || —{{efn|name=negcensus}}
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 3.08% || 3.1% || 1.50% || 1.56% || —{{efn|name=negcensus}}
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Other race or multiracial]] || 5.86% || 4.38% || 0.34% || 0.42% || 0.61%
|}

Fayetteville is the second most populated city in Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biggest Cities Arkansas, United States|url=http://www.geonames.org/US/AR/largest-cities-in-arkansas.html|website=www.geonames.org|publisher=GeoNames|access-date=August 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824152951/http://www.geonames.org/US/AR/largest-cities-in-arkansas.html|archive-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Fayetteville city, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Fayetteville city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0523290&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fayetteville city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0523290&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fayetteville city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0523290&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2024|archive-date=March 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302064353/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0523290&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|48,769
|59,398
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69,228
|84.02%
|80.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.69%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,930
|4,301
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,956
|5.05%
|5.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.34%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|685
|734
|style='background: #ffffe6; |872
|1.18%
|1.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.93%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,473
|2,255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,987
|2.54%
|3.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.18%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|88
|155
|style='background: #ffffe6; |469
|0.15%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|59
|90
|style='background: #ffffe6; |348
|0.10%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,222
|1,922
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,007
|2.11%
|2.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.39%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,821
|4,725
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,082
|4.86%
|6.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.60%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''58,047'''
|'''73,580'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''93,949'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 93,949 people, 36,705 households, and 16,703 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
In the 2010 census, Fayetteville had a population of 73,580 and grew by 26.8 percent from the year 2000.<ref name="2010Census">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 73,580 people, 33,661 households, and 14,574 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,333.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 38,281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|693.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.8% White, 6.0% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.8% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Fayetteville was the third best educated city in Arkansas (after [[Maumelle]]) in the 2010 Census, proportionately, with 40.5% of adults age 25 or older holding an associate degree or higher, and 24.6% of adults possessing a bachelor's degree or higher. There were 33,661 households, out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 58.7% were non-families. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,393, and the median income for a family was $62,258. Males had a median income of $42,004 versus $29,373 for females, indicating a huge income disparity. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,267. 43.7% of the population and 29.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 17.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.<ref name="2010Census" />

69.6% of Fayetteville's population describes themselves as religious, above the national average of 48.34%.<ref name="rel">{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/arkansas/fayetteville|title=Fayetteville, Arkansas Religion|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114220435/http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/arkansas/fayetteville|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> 50.8% of people in Fayetteville who describe themselves as having a religion are Baptist (37.22% of the city's total population). 15.5% of people holding a religion are Catholic (7.7% of the city's total population). There are also higher proportions of Methodists and Pentecostals above the national average.<ref name="rel" />