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Fairbury, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Fairbury is a Census city of 3,888 people across 2.54 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $52,995, 67.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairbury
What Fairbury is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.54 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,533
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson 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.
Fairbury
How many people live in Fairbury
- Population3,888
- Median age41.6
- Population under 18807
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over989
- Share 65 and over25.4 percent
- Households1,694
- Family households926
- Share of households that are families54.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairbury
Income and work in Fairbury
- Median household income$52,995
- Per capita income$28,894
- Civilian labor force1,787
- Employed1,762
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over2,698
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairbury
Housing in Fairbury
- Housing units2,042
- Occupied units1,694
- Vacant units348 plus or minus 123
- Vacancy rate17.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,139
- Renter occupied555 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate67.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$101,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$676
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Single family units1,550
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more483 plus or minus 152
- Share in buildings of two or more23.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairbury
How Fairbury gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,631
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,137
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more213 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled17.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairbury
Flood risk in Fairbury
- NFIP communityCity of Fairbury
- NFIP community number310120
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/15
The City of Fairbury participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310120 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Fairbury
Jefferson County context, not Fairbury figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County217
- Covered employment, Jefferson County3,371
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$48,125
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County7
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairbury.
All Jefferson County figures →
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
Fairbury questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairbury, Nebraska?
3,888, in 1,694 households. Fairbury city covers 2.54 square miles of land, which is 1,533 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairbury in?
Jefferson 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 Fairbury?
$52,995. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,700. Median gross rent is $676 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fairbury in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairbury appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairbury, city of, community 310120, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairbury figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Fairbury.
Is zoning published for Fairbury?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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