CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fairbury

Nebraska · 4,335 residents · 2.54 sq mi

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With 4,335 people, Fairbury is a city in Nebraska. At a median age of 43.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $18,000. Households here earn about 24% less than in Nebraska as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $263 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,335

+2%vs 2000

vs 4,262 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 44.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(245)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(263)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(254)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(178)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(544)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(520)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(369)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(439)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.9%(560)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.6%(502)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.6%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,828

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,261 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,304

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,337 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,000

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $346 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(4,127)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(79)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(4,324)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(32)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(223)

Central American1.8%(69)

Cuban1.6%(62)

Guatemalan1.2%(45)

Honduran0.6%(24)

South American0.3%(11)

Colombian0.3%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.8%(31)

Ancestry

German25.4%(986)

Irish10%(388)

English9.5%(368)

American7.3%(282)

Czech6.3%(243)

Swedish3.5%(135)

Italian2.6%(102)

Danish2.4%(95)

French1.9%(73)

Dutch1.7%(65)

Swiss1.6%(64)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(59)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(34)

Scottish0.8%(31)

Austrian0.2%(6)

British0.1%(5)

Polish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(446)

Married52.9%(845)

Widowed4.6%(73)

Divorced14.6%(233)

Women 15+

Never married28.5%(474)

Married50.1%(834)

Widowed9%(150)

Divorced12.5%(208)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.7%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)2.1%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era74.1%(140)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 189 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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