Fairfield, New York Population

Overview

1,542

Total Population

36.2

Median age

50.13%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

81.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairfield town is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairfield town's population under 18 was 30.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairfield town, 27.43% were under the age of 15, 16.02% aged 15 to 29, 39.11% aged 30 to 64, 15.89% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 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 50.13% females and 49.87% males in Fairfield, New York.
The Fairfield, New York gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 103.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 83.

Fairfield town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairfield town population: 99.48% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American and 0.13% are multiracial.
Fairfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,527 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairfield town is White with a population of 1,534 (99.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,638 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fairfield town's population decreased by 16 (0.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairfield town's population decreased by 151 (9.31%), 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 2022 at 1,461.