Fairlee

Population: 259
Median household income: $114,063
Median home value: $271,200

Fairlee, a community in Kent County, Maryland, has 259 residents. The median household income of $114,063 is above the Kent County median ($74,402).

From 2019 to 2023, Fairlee's population declined 56.2% from 591 to 259, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $198,700 to $271,200.

The median resident is 39.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 259
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $114,063
Median home value: $271,200
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 119
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

591259

Median household income

$35,060$114,063

Median home value

$198,700$271,200

Median gross rent

$660$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	591	$35,060	$198,700	$660
2020	519	—	$215,700	$675
2021	478	—	$213,800	$730
2022	280	—	$240,000	$966
2023	259	$114,063	$271,200	$1,116

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1725.9%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	2.3%
5 to 17	67	25.9%
18 to 24	37	14.3%
25 to 34	9	3.5%
35 to 44	18	6.9%
45 to 54	45	17.4%
55 to 64	34	13.1%
65 to 74	32	12.4%
75 and over	11	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	215	83.0%
Black or African American	19	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate59.7%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	6.0%
High school graduate	89	59.7%
Some college or associate's	39	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone96.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	133	96.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	5	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	15.2%
15 to 29 min	25	18.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	5	3.6%
60+ min	87	63.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 29.7% (77 of 259)

	Count	Share
Family households	72	76.6%
Nonfamily households	22	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94	79.0%
Vacant	25	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	71	75.5%
Renter-occupied	23	24.5%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2427325
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 39.2259, -76.1663