Fairfax, SD Population

Overview

126

Total Population

58.1

Median age

61.90%

Female population %

61.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

68.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairfax is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairfax's population under 18 was 11.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairfax's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairfax, 11.11% were under the age of 15, 19.05% aged 15 to 29, 40.48% aged 30 to 64, 26.19% aged 65 to 84, and 3.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Fairfax:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.90% females and 38.10% males in Fairfax, SD.
The Fairfax, SD gender ratio is 61.5:100 i.e. 61.5 men to 100 women (0.615).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 8.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 13.

Fairfax's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairfax population: 98.41% are White and 1.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Fairfax's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 126 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairfax is White with a population of 124 (98.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 120 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fairfax's population decreased by 5 (4.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairfax's population decreased by 16 (13.91%), 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, Fairfax's population was lowest in year 2020 at 99.