Overview
549
Total Population
39.5
Median age
54.64%
Female population %
83:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
34.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
11
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Fairchild's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Fairchild is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Fairchild's population under 18 was 20.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Fairchild's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Fairchild, 17.67% were under the age of 15, 16.58% aged 15 to 29, 57.92% aged 30 to 64, 6.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.28% were 85 years of age and older.
Read more about Fairchild, WI population by age ➔
Gender
There are 51 more females than males in Fairchild:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.64% females and 45.36% males in Fairchild, WI.
- The Fairchild, WI gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 37.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 50.
Read more about Fairchild, WI population by gender ➔
Race / Ethnicity
Fairchild's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Fairchild population: 91.44% are White, 3.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.55% are some other race and 4.92% are multiracial.
- Fairchild's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 538 (98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Fairchild is White with a population of 502 (91.44% of the total population).
Read more about Fairchild, WI population by race ➔
Year by year
Fairchild's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 601 in the year 2019
- From 2000 to 2010, Fairchild's population decreased by 15 (2.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Fairchild's population decreased by 102 (18.44%), 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, Fairchild's population was lowest in year 2020 at 451.
Read more about Fairchild, WI population by year ➔
References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)