Fairfield, Maine Population

Overview

6,490

Total Population

48.7

Median age

51.42%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

39.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

92

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairfield town is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairfield town's population under 18 was 17.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairfield town, 11.23% were under the age of 15, 16.80% aged 15 to 29, 55.13% aged 30 to 64, 14.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 more females than males in Fairfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.42% females and 48.58% males in Fairfield, Maine.
The Fairfield, Maine gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 393.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 574.

Fairfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairfield town population: 94.70% are White, 0.55% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.55% are multiracial.
Fairfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 92 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,398 (98.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairfield town is White with a population of 6,146 (94.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,744 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Fairfield town's population increased by 168 (2.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairfield town's population decreased by 250 (3.71%), 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, Fairfield town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 6,490.