Fairbury, IL Population

Overview

3,674

Total Population

48.4

Median age

54.46%

Female population %

83.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

158

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fairbury's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fairbury is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairbury's population under 18 was 22.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairbury's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairbury, 16.30% were under the age of 15, 20.17% aged 15 to 29, 38.32% aged 30 to 64, 18.26% aged 65 to 84, and 6.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 328 more females than males in Fairbury:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.46% females and 45.54% males in Fairbury, IL.
The Fairbury, IL gender ratio is 83.6:100 i.e. 83.6 men to 100 women (0.836).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 197.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 217.

Fairbury's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairbury population: 95.37% are White, 2.04% are Black or African American and 2.59% are multiracial.
Fairbury's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 158 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,516 (95.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairbury is White with a population of 3,504 (95.37% of the total population).

Fairbury's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,933 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Fairbury's population decreased by 126 (3.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairbury's population decreased by 173 (4.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fairbury's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,604.