Fairland, IN Population

Overview

574

Total Population

53.8

Median age

53.48%

Female population %

87:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

82.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairland is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairland's population under 18 was 16.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairland, 13.24% were under the age of 15, 15.68% aged 15 to 29, 39.20% aged 30 to 64, 16.03% aged 65 to 84, and 15.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Fairland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.48% females and 46.52% males in Fairland, IN.
The Fairland, IN gender ratio is 87:100 i.e. 87 men to 100 women (0.870).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 89.

Fairland's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairland population: 97.91% are White, 0.52% are some other race and 1.57% are multiracial.
Fairland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 56 (97.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairland is White with a population of 562 (97.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 584 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Fairland's population increased by 191 (48.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairland's population decreased by 41 (7.02%), 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, Fairland's population was lowest in year 2007 at 384.