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Fair Plain, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Fair Plain is a Census CDP of 7,330 people across 4.30 square miles of land, in Berrien County. Median household income is $52,817, 69.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fair Plain
What Fair Plain is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.3 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,706
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerrien County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Plain
How many people live in Fair Plain
- Population7,330
- Median age40.9
- Population under 181,438 plus or minus 308
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,251
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households3,295
- Family households1,992
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Plain
Income and work in Fair Plain
- Median household income$52,817
- Per capita income$28,846
- Civilian labor force3,983
- Employed3,263
- Unemployed720 plus or minus 398
- Unemployment rate18.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over5,423
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Plain
Housing in Fair Plain
- Housing units3,531
- Occupied units3,295
- Vacant units236 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied2,300
- Renter occupied995 plus or minus 227
- Ownership rate69.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,019
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units2,937
- Share single family83.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more586 plus or minus 153
- Share in buildings of two or more16.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Plain
How Fair Plain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,009
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,519 plus or minus 378
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more636 plus or minus 192
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berrien County, not Fair Plain
Berrien County context, not Fair Plain figures
- Establishments in Berrien County3,561
- Covered employment, Berrien County60,626
- Average annual pay, Berrien County$57,009
- Housing units permitted, Berrien County354
Every figure in this section is published for Berrien County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fair Plain.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fair Plain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fair Plain, Michigan?
7,330, in 3,295 households. Fair Plain CDP covers 4.30 square miles of land, which is 1,706 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fair Plain in?
Berrien County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fair Plain?
$52,817. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,400. Median gross rent is $1,019 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fair Plain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berrien County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fair Plain.
Is zoning published for Fair Plain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.