Fairplains

Population: 1,876
Median household income: $36,586
Median home value: $134,300

Fairplains is a community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, home to 1,876 residents. Its median household income of $36,586 runs below the Wilkes County figure of $50,438.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairplains's population declined 9.2% from 2,065 to 1,876, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $98,700 to $134,300.

The median resident is 49.0 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,876
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,586
Median home value: $134,300
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 897
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0651,876

Median household income

$39,695$36,586

Median home value

$98,700$134,300

Median gross rent

$657$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,065	$39,695	$98,700	$657
2020	1,757	$41,184	$108,500	$571
2021	1,591	$42,512	$116,500	$604
2022	1,709	$37,261	$125,000	$694
2023	1,876	$36,586	$134,300	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	6.0%
5 to 17	297	15.8%
18 to 24	170	9.1%
25 to 34	120	6.4%
35 to 44	167	8.9%
45 to 54	279	14.9%
55 to 64	255	13.6%
65 to 74	346	18.4%
75 and over	130	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,358	72.4%
Black or African American	120	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	391	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.0%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	376	29.0%
High school graduate	378	29.1%
Some college or associate's	377	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	156	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone92.3%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	492	92.3%
Carpooled	26	4.9%
Public transit	2	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	106	20.4%
15 to 29 min	293	56.3%
30 to 44 min	66	12.7%
45 to 59 min	16	3.1%
60+ min	39	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 32.4% (605 of 1,870)

	Count	Share
Family households	458	58.6%
Nonfamily households	323	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	781	87.1%
Vacant	116	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	545	69.8%
Renter-occupied	236	30.2%

1-unit, detached57.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	519	57.9%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	122	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	253	28.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1929, -81.1515