Fair Play is a city of 595 people in Missouri. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $105,600. The population is up 42% since 2000. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 42%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,781, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fair Play
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants79.3% → 45.7%(−33.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share98.0% → 94.5%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate36.5% → 23.4%(−13.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.9%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era5.1%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fair Play, decade by decade
Fair Play population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
455
$29,192
$56,882
4.6%
4.9
2000
418
$37,231
$66,126
6.3%
11.5
2010
475
$31,814
$93,939
7.2%
8.9
2020
422
$28,028
$63,874
5.3%
22.8
2024
595
$40,781
$105,600
2.8%
13.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
