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Fair Play, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Fair Play is a Census city of 595 people across 0.43 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $40,781, 45.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fair Play
What Fair Play is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,393 plus or minus 478
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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 Play
How many people live in Fair Play
- Population595 plus or minus 204
- Median age40.8 plus or minus 11.0
- Population under 18115 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Population 65 and over64 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over10.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households223 plus or minus 74
- Family households150 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families67.3 percent plus or minus 18.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fair Play
- Median household income$40,781 plus or minus $17,824
- Per capita income$22,106 plus or minus $5,774
- Civilian labor force254 plus or minus 98
- Employed214 plus or minus 78
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate15.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Adults 25 and over389 plus or minus 140
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.0 percent plus or minus 34.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fair Play
- Housing units252 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units223 plus or minus 74
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Owner occupied102 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied121 plus or minus 69
- Ownership rate45.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$105,600 plus or minus $36,318
- Median gross rent, monthly$938
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.6 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Single family units152 plus or minus 46
- Share single family60.3 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Units in buildings of two or more56 plus or minus 62
- Share in buildings of two or more22.2 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fair Play gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute201 plus or minus 74
- Commuting under 15 minutes29 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more62 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone72.4 percent
- Carpooled21.5 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Play
SBA loans in Fair Play (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,525,500
- Average approval$505,100
- Median approval$255,000
- Largest approval$1,462,500
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Play, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fair Play
SBA loans in Fair Play (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$66,000
- Average approval$66,000
- Median approval$66,000
- Largest approval$66,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Play, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Polk County, not Fair Play
Polk County context, not Fair Play figures
- Establishments in Polk County600
- Covered employment, Polk County9,503
- Average annual pay, Polk County$46,113
- Housing units permitted, Polk County188
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fair Play.
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.
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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 Play questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fair Play, Missouri?
595, in 223 households. Fair Play city covers 0.43 square miles of land, which is 1,393 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fair Play in?
Polk 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 Play?
$40,781. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,600. Median gross rent is $938 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fair Play businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $255,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $66,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Play, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fair Play borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fair Play. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Fair Play figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Play.
Is zoning published for Fair Play?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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