CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fairborn

Ohio · 31,300 residents · 14.6 sq mi

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With 31,300 people, Fairborn is a city in Ohio. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 29.6. The typical home is worth $61,600. The average commute runs 17 minutes. Households earn $27,558 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,300

−2%vs 2000

vs 32,052 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 31.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(2,202)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(2,111)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(1,729)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(2,721)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412%(3,770)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(5,876)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,038)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(3,072)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,754)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(2,121)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(702)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(204)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,558

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,889 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,053

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,662 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,600

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$431

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $573 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.7% in 2000

48.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(27,646)

Black6.2%(1,997)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(542)

Asian3.3%(1,059)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(28,892)

Black4.3%(1,358)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(292)

Asian2.5%(768)

Other0.9%(282)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(518)

Puerto Rican0.6%(217)

South American0.1%(40)

Central American0.1%(35)

Peruvian0.1%(32)

Nicaraguan0.1%(26)

Cuban0.1%(25)

Spaniard0.1%(22)

Honduran0%(9)

Argentine0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(125)

Taiwanese0.2%(66)

Filipino0.2%(63)

Asian Indian0.1%(39)

Korean0.1%(29)

Japanese0.1%(27)

Nepalese0.1%(24)

Vietnamese0%(17)

Pakistani0%(17)

Burmese0%(13)

Thai0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(37)

Samoan0%(2)

Ancestry

German21.2%(7,330)

English16.7%(5,756)

Irish13.6%(4,686)

American6.5%(2,235)

Italian4.2%(1,443)

French1.9%(642)

Scottish1.7%(585)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(459)

Polish1.3%(435)

Swedish1%(360)

Welsh1%(354)

British1%(333)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.7%(250)

Arab0.7%(243)

Norwegian0.6%(215)

Subsaharan African0.6%(200)

Hungarian0.6%(198)

Russian0.5%(188)

Dutch0.5%(184)

Slovak0.4%(144)

Lithuanian0.3%(113)

West Indian0.3%(109)

Nigerian0.3%(98)

Finnish0.3%(90)

Austrian0.2%(79)

Swiss0.2%(75)

Jamaican0.2%(70)

Danish0.2%(54)

Ghanaian0.1%(48)

Czech0.1%(45)

French Canadian0.1%(31)

Ethiopian0.1%(26)

Croatian0.1%(22)

Kenyan0.1%(21)

Belgian0%(16)

Serbian0%(16)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(11)

Slovene0%(10)

Ukrainian0%(10)

Lebanese0%(9)

Haitian0%(9)

Romanian0%(8)

Bulgarian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married39.2%(5,682)

Married46.3%(6,707)

Widowed3.1%(445)

Divorced11.4%(1,644)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(4,739)

Married42.4%(6,313)

Widowed7.9%(1,173)

Divorced17.8%(2,652)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% 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)36.2%(1,063)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.3%(949)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.7%(782)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.7%(286)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,934 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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