Fairbury city, NE

Jefferson County, NE

2022 population: 3,913 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 1543.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,428	87.61%	7.8%
Black:	55	1.41%	450.0%
Indian:	2	0.05%	90.5%
Asian:	2	0.05%	86.7%
2+ races:	118	3.02%	145.8%
Hispanic:	308	7.87%	135.1%

Total non-White:	485	12.39%	115.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-289	-8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	260	8.0

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
3,942
3,717	94.29%
10	0.25%
21	0.53%
15	0.38%
48	1.22%
131	3.32%
225	5.71%

2000
4,271
4,170	97.64%
3	0.07%
38	0.89%
0	0.00%
11	0.26%
49	1.15%
101	2.36%

1990
4,335
4,303	99.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
32	0.74%
32	0.74%

1980
4,885
4,820	98.67%
15	0.31%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
50	1.02%
65	1.33%

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

-453	-10.6
124	2.9

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

-133	-3.1
69	1.6

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

-517	-10.6
-33	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairbury city, NE

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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
40.9
834	21.3%
3,079	78.7%
852	21.8%

1,677
2.26

847	50.5%
651	76.9%
105	12.4%
830	49.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
873	22.1%
3,069	77.9%
937	23.8%

1,782
2.15

1,007	56.5%
749	74.4%
115	11.4%
775	43.5%

2000
Number	Percent
44.6
925	21.7%
3,346	78.3%
1,177	27.6%

1,881
2.18

1,156	61.5%
910	78.7%
117	10.1%
725	38.5%

1990
Number	Percent
43.1
903	20.8%
3,432	79.2%
1,263	29.1%

1,956
2.15

1,191	60.9%
1,069	89.8%
63	5.3%
765	39.1%

1980
Number	Percent
42.1
1,052	21.5%
3,833	78.5%
1,251	25.6%

2,130
2.21

1,368	64.2%
1,195	87.4%
82	6.0%
762	35.8%

2022 Housing Data for Fairbury city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	114	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	55	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	113	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	93	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	130	7.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	79	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	111	6.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	207	12.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	109	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	145	8.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	130	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	54	3.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	86	5.1%
$200,000 or more	39	2.3%

Median Household Income	47,518
Per Capita Income	26,698

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	169	10.1%
Public Assistance	23	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	257	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,570	74.2%
Unemployed	19	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,589	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	527	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	712	580	55.1%
Non-Profit	34	257	11.7%
Self-Employed	67	36	65.0%

Local Government	49	89	35.5%
State Government	6	40	13.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	779	616	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	89	386	18.7%
Total	868	1,002	46.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	216	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	261	13.8%
Professional, Technical	252	13.3%
Service Occupations	429	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	109	5.8%
All others	731	38.7%

White Collar		38.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	356	18.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	211	11.2%
Retail trade	201	10.6%
Manufacturing	195	10.3%
Other services	188	10.0%
Transportation and warehousing	166	8.8%
Construction	144	7.6%
Educational services	119	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	91	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	2.2%
Public administration	40	2.1%
Finance and insurance	33	1.7%
Wholesale trade	29	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	1.2%
Information	22	1.2%
Utilities	21	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	162	4.14%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	38	0.97%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	58	1.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.03%
Honduran	57	1.46%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	50	1.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	2	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,529	95.9%
Spanish	131	3.6%
German, other Germanic	18	0.5%
Other Asian	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,031	26.3%
Irish	287	7.3%
English	275	7.0%
Czech	259	6.6%
American	225	5.8%
Danish	141	3.6%
Italian	118	3.0%
French	102	2.6%
Swedish	69	1.8%
Scottish	56	1.4%
Swiss	47	1.2%
European	45	1.2%
Lithuanian	38	1.0%
Sudanese	35	0.9%
Polish	33	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,871	98.9%
Not a citizen	42	1.1%

Native	3,786	96.8%
Foreign-born	127	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
117	4.3%	196	7.1%	1,092	39.7%	853	31.0%	387	14.1%	104	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	117	4.3%
9-12 Years	196	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,092	39.7%
Some College	853	31.0%
Bach. Degree	387	14.1%
Grad Degree	104	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	D +47	D + 8.3%
D +123
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,067	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	519	31.7%	50	3.1%	1,636	7	18	0.17%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	991	66.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	396	26.6%	102	6.9%	1,489	8	21	0.18%

2020 President, Fairbury city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

519

31.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,067

65.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.1%

TOTAL

1,636

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Fairbury city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

396

26.6%

Donald Trump (R)

991

66.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

TOTAL

1,489

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairbury city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	52%	Ben Sasse* (R)	1,144	71.4%	Chris Janicek (D)	346	21.6%	112 [+]	7.0%	1,602	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 112 (7.0%);
2018	S1	41%	Deb Fischer* (R)	741	59.7%	Jane Raybould (D)	446	35.9%	54 [+]	4.4%	1,241	2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 54 (4.4%);
2018	G	41%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	834	66.6%	Bob Krist (D)	419	33.4%	0	0.0%	1,253	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: 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	1,977
Median Value	$82,000

Occupied	1,677	84.8%
Vacant	300	15.2%

Owned	1,000	59.6%
Rented	677	40.4%
Median Rent	$687

Single-Family Units	1,616	81.7%
Detached	1,582	80.0%
Attached	34	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	199	10.1%
Mobile Homes	4	0.2%

Fairbury city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairbury city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Fairbury city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairbury city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairbury city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairbury city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairbury city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairbury city, NE