Fairhaven town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 15,899 ( 26 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.4 square miles
Population density: 1284.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,867	93.51%	1.1%
Black:	55	0.35%	60.7%
Indian:	22	0.14%	4.3%
Asian:	254	1.60%	57.8%
2+ races:	252	1.59%	31.2%
Hispanic:	287	1.81%	44.9%

Total non-White:	1,032	6.49%	23.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-167	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	193	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
15,873
15,034	94.71%
140	0.88%
23	0.14%
161	1.01%
192	1.21%
198	1.25%
839	5.29%

2000
16,159
15,538	96.16%
93	0.58%
6	0.04%
43	0.27%
305	1.89%
80	0.50%
621	3.84%

1990
16,132
15,650	97.01%
96	0.60%
0	0.00%
273	1.69%
n/a
113	0.70%
482	2.99%

1980
15,759
15,184	96.35%
35	0.22%
12	0.08%
69	0.44%
n/a
175	1.11%
575	3.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-504	-3.1
218	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-112	-0.7
139	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

466	3.0
-93	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairhaven town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.7
2,709	17.0%
13,190	83.0%
3,805	23.9%

6,985
2.23

4,102	58.7%
2,842	69.3%
227	5.5%
2,883	41.3%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
3,000	18.9%
12,873	81.1%
3,129	19.7%

6,672
2.33

4,178	62.6%
3,103	74.3%
365	8.7%
2,494	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
3,494	21.6%
12,665	78.4%
3,188	19.7%

6,631
2.38

4,288	64.7%
3,369	78.6%
368	8.6%
2,343	35.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
3,506	21.7%
12,626	78.3%
3,067	19.0%

6,394
2.48

4,478	70.0%
3,781	84.4%
210	4.7%
1,916	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
3,896	24.7%
11,863	75.3%
2,463	15.6%

5,743
2.69

4,319	75.2%
3,690	85.4%
283	6.6%
1,424	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Fairhaven town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	253	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	140	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	299	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	465	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	265	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	222	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	202	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	205	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	184	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	392	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	603	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	706	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	717	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	785	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	800	11.5%
$200,000 or more	747	10.7%

Median Household Income	86,676
Per Capita Income	54,224

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	332	4.8%
Public Assistance	204	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	738	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,168	75.2%
Unemployed	406	4.3%
In Armed Forces	10	0.1%

Total Labor Force	7,584	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,953	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,349	2,528	48.2%
Non-Profit	269	452	37.3%
Self-Employed	592	257	69.7%

Local Government	321	440	42.2%
State Government	404	107	79.1%
Federal Government	91	60	60.3%

Total Private + Self	2,941	2,785	51.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,085	1,059	50.6%
Total	4,026	3,844	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,411	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,469	18.7%
Professional, Technical	2,062	26.2%
Service Occupations	1,397	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	106	1.3%
All others	1,531	19.5%

White Collar		62.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,405	17.9%
Construction	753	9.6%
Retail trade	729	9.3%
Educational services	689	8.8%
Manufacturing	618	7.9%
Transportation and warehousing	552	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	511	6.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	478	6.1%
Public administration	407	5.2%
Other services	384	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	374	4.8%
Finance and insurance	205	2.6%
Information	185	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	171	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	132	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	123	1.6%
Wholesale trade	86	1.1%
Utilities	68	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.01%
Puerto Rican	108	0.68%
Cuban	12	0.08%
Dominican	21	0.13%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	80	0.50%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	68	0.43%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	12	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	64	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	90	0.57%
Vietnamese	69	0.43%
Cambodian	21	0.13%
Filipino	9	0.06%
Korean	9	0.06%
Thai	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,969	90.4%
Other Indo-European	1,075	7.0%
Spanish	177	1.1%
Vietnamese	69	0.4%
Chinese	57	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	38	0.2%
German, other Germanic	27	0.2%
Other Asian	23	0.1%
Other	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Portuguese	4,974	31.3%
English	2,869	18.0%
Irish	2,773	17.4%
French	2,296	14.4%
Italian	1,280	8.1%
French Canadian	1,272	8.0%
Polish	681	4.3%
German	521	3.3%
American	350	2.2%
Scottish	293	1.8%
Norwegian	191	1.2%
Cape Verdean	134	0.8%
European	93	0.6%
Swedish	68	0.4%
Lebanese	63	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,789	99.3%
Not a citizen	110	0.7%

Native	15,072	94.8%
Foreign-born	827	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
535	4.4%	419	3.5%	3,927	32.5%	3,636	30.1%	2,525	20.9%	1,050	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	535	4.4%
9-12 Years	419	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,927	32.5%
Some College	3,636	30.1%
Bach. Degree	2,525	20.9%
Grad Degree	1,050	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +451	D +378	D + 3.3%
D +829
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,193	R +1,119	R + 15.2%
D +74
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,361	R +1,567	R + 20.3%
D -206

2016 vs. 2008	R +910	R +1,945	R + 23.6%
D -1,035
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	5,093	53.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,275	44.7%	189	2.0%	9,557	13	-2	0.26%
2016	68%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,264	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	3,824	44.2%	568	6.6%	8,656	11	-2	0.26%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,019	60.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,082	37.3%	154	1.9%	8,255	0	-10	0.26%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	5,299	62.8%	John McCain (R)	2,914	34.6%	220	2.6%	8,433	-1	-11	0.27%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	5,683	69.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,418	29.6%	68	0.8%	8,169	-7	-21	0.28%
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,937	68.2%	George W. Bush (R)	1,874	25.9%	431	6.0%	7,242	-7	-22	0.27%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairhaven town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,093

53.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,275

44.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

114

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

9,557

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Fairhaven town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,264

49.3%

Donald Trump (R)

3,824

44.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

317

3.7%

Other

251

2.9%

TOTAL

8,656

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Fairhaven town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

5,019

60.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,082

37.3%

Other

154

1.9%

TOTAL

8,255

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Fairhaven town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,299

62.8%

John McCain (R)

2,914

34.6%

Other

220

2.6%

TOTAL

8,433

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Fairhaven town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,418

29.6%

John Kerry (D)

5,683

69.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

8,169

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -21

2000 President, Fairhaven town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,874

25.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,937

68.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

346

4.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

7,242

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairhaven town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	54%	Maura Healey (D)	3,640	53.8%	Geoff Diehl (R)	3,000	44.4%	124 [+]	1.8%	6,764	10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 119 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2020	S2	74%	Ed Markey* (D)	5,216	55.7%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	4,075	43.5%	68 [+]	0.7%	9,359	11	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 68 (0.7%);
2018	S1	55%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	3,571	50.9%	Geoff Diehl (R)	3,197	45.6%	245 [+]	3.5%	7,013	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 239 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	G	54%	Charlie Baker* (R)	4,924	71.5%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,932	28.1%	28 [+]	0.4%	6,884	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 28 (0.4%);
2014	S2	40%	Ed Markey* (D)	3,267	64.7%	Brian Herr (R)	1,779	35.2%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,052	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2014	G	40%	Martha Coakley (D)	2,545	49.4%	Charlie Baker (R)	2,333	45.3%	275 [+]	5.3%	5,153	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Scott Lively (I) 128 (2.5%); Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 100 (1.9%); Jeff McCormick (I) 41 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,718
Median Value	$365,600

Occupied	6,985	90.5%
Vacant	733	9.5%

Owned	5,184	74.2%
Rented	1,801	25.8%
Median Rent	$1,024

Single-Family Units	5,487	71.1%
Detached	5,245	68.0%
Attached	242	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,008	13.1%
Mobile Homes	13	0.2%

Fairhaven town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairhaven town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Fairhaven town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairhaven town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairhaven town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairhaven town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairhaven town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairhaven town, MA