Fayetteville is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,838 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fayetteville is the 80th largest community in West Virginia.

Of important note, Fayetteville is also a town of artists. Fayetteville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fayetteville’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Fayetteville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fayetteville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fayetteville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Fayetteville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fayetteville, the average commute to work is 35.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Fayetteville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Fayetteville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.41% of adults in Fayetteville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fayetteville in 2022 was $30,764, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,056 for a family of four. However, Fayetteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fayetteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fayetteville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fayetteville include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Fayetteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.