Fairfield, NE Population

Overview

360

Total Population

45.8

Median age

47.78%

Female population %

109.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

73.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairfield is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairfield's population under 18 was 19.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairfield, 16.39% were under the age of 15, 16.39% aged 15 to 29, 41.11% aged 30 to 64, 24.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Fairfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.78% females and 52.22% males in Fairfield, NE.
The Fairfield, NE gender ratio is 109.3:100 i.e. 109.3 men to 100 women (1.093).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 19.

Fairfield's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairfield population: 94.17% are White and 5.83% are multiracial.
Fairfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 355 (98.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairfield is White with a population of 339 (94.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 467 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fairfield's population decreased by 80 (17.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairfield's population decreased by 57 (14.73%), 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's population was lowest in year 2021 at 328.