What percentage of people rent in Fayetteville, TN?

51.4% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Fayetteville, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,517 renting households against 1,432 that own their home.

In Fayetteville, the share of households that rent went from 52.1% in 2015–2019 to 51.4% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
51.4% (±5.9 points)
Renting households
1,517 (±257)
Median renter income
$40,724 (±$10,635)

Who rents and who owns in Fayetteville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
FayettevilleLincoln CountyTennesseeUnited States
Renter-occupied share51.4% (±5.9 points)24.2% (±2.3 points)33.1% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Renting households1,517 (±257)3,590 (±354)933,708 (±7,883)45,017,354
Owning households1,432 (±191)11,259 (±389)1,890,569 (±10,295)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.1 (±0.3)2.3 (±0.2)2.3 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.5 (±0.4)2.4 (±0.1)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$40,724 (±$10,635)$43,913 (±$4,410)$46,745 (±$535)$52,966
Median owner household income$68,841 (±$13,520)$73,923 (±$5,764)$85,153 (±$545)$100,009

In Fayetteville, the renter share is higher than in Lincoln County (24.2%).

It is also higher than in Tennessee (33.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lincoln County, Fayetteville ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 37 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fayetteville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent52.1% (±5.3 points)51.4% (±5.9 points)−0.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$676 (±$38)$779 (±$57)+15.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$36,010 (±$7,299)$49,223 (±$6,661)+36.7%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fayetteville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fayetteville
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Fayetteville—51.4% (±5.9 points)—
Park City5.1 mi15.5% (±6.9 points)Lower
Petersburg12 mi35.2% (±12.2 points)Lower
Lynchburg15 mi17.5% (±4.9 points)Lower
Hazel Green16 mi12.5% (±6.4 points)Lower
Huntland18 mi15.4% (±7.0 points)Lower
Ardmore19 mi36.6% (±9.5 points)Lower
Meridianville19 mi7.5% (±4.1 points)Lower
Ardmore19 mi36.2% (±11.4 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Park City, TN (15.5%), Petersburg, TN (35.2%), Lynchburg, TN (17.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lincoln County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Fayetteville51.4% (±5.9 points)
2Petersburg35.2% (±12.2 points)
3Park City15.5% (±6.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fayetteville

How many renters are there in Fayetteville?

Fayetteville has an estimated 1,517 (±257) renting households, 51.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fayetteville?

In Fayetteville, the share of households that rent went from 52.1% in 2015–2019 to 51.4% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fayetteville?

A renting household in Fayetteville has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fayetteville?

The median renting household in Fayetteville, TN has an income of $40,724 (±$10,635) a year, against $68,841 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fayetteville city, Tennessee (place:25920, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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