Fairplay, CO Population

Overview

718

Total Population

37.9

Median age

45.40%

Female population %

120.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

45.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairplay is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairplay's population under 18 was 23.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairplay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairplay, 16.02% were under the age of 15, 24.37% aged 15 to 29, 44.57% aged 30 to 64, 15.04% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 less females than males in Fairplay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.40% females and 54.60% males in Fairplay, CO.
The Fairplay, CO gender ratio is 120.2:100 i.e. 120.2 men to 100 women (1.202).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 70.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 52.

Fairplay's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairplay population: 98.47% are White, 0.56% are Black or African American and 0.97% are multiracial.
Fairplay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 698 (97.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairplay is White with a population of 707 (98.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 809 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Fairplay's population increased by 97 (16.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairplay's population increased by 34 (4.86%), 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, Fairplay's population was lowest in year 2000 at 603.