Overview
7,697
Total Population
44.2
Median age
52.73%
Female population %
89.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
59.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
166
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Fairlawn's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Fairlawn is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Fairlawn's population under 18 was 17.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Fairlawn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Fairlawn, 12.84% were under the age of 15, 18.11% aged 15 to 29, 44.64% aged 30 to 64, 20.79% aged 65 to 84, and 3.62% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 421 more females than males in Fairlawn:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.73% females and 47.27% males in Fairlawn, OH.
- The Fairlawn, OH gender ratio is 89.6:100 i.e. 89.6 men to 100 women (0.896).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 450.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 354.
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Race / Ethnicity
Fairlawn's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Fairlawn population: 78.51% are White, 11.07% are Black or African American, 3.39% are Asian, 1.01% are some other race and 6.02% are multiracial.
- Fairlawn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 166 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,531 (97.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Fairlawn is White with a population of 6,043 (78.51% of the total population).
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Year by year
Fairlawn's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 7,706 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Fairlawn's population increased by 3 (0.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Fairlawn's population increased by 178 (2.36%), 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, Fairlawn's population was lowest in year 2009 at 7,239.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)