Fairburn

Population: 57
Median household income: $21,875
Median home value: $80,800

Fairburn, a community in Custer County, South Dakota, has 57 residents. At $21,875, its median household income sits below Custer County's $81,958.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairburn's population declined 44.7% from 103 to 57, while its median home value rose 15.4% from $70,000 to $80,800.

77.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57
Median age: 55.5 yrs
Median household income: $21,875
Median home value: $80,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 35
Homeownership rate: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
Unemployment rate: 20.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10357

Median household income

$42,292$21,875

Median home value

$70,000$80,800

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	103	$42,292	$70,000	$1,042
2020	104	$46,500	$69,000	$1,042
2021	58	$26,429	$76,300	—
2022	37	$27,813	—	—
2023	57	$21,875	$80,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6422.8%

65 to 7422.8%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	9	15.8%
18 to 24	4	7.0%
25 to 34	3	5.3%
35 to 44	6	10.5%
45 to 54	6	10.5%
55 to 64	13	22.8%
65 to 74	13	22.8%
75 and over	3	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44	77.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	13	22.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's61.4%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	16	36.4%
Some college or associate's	27	61.4%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17	77.3%
Carpooled	3	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	13.6%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	7	31.8%
45 to 59 min	12	54.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 8.8% (5 of 57)

	Count	Share
Family households	15	51.7%
Nonfamily households	14	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29	82.9%
Vacant	6	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27	93.1%
Renter-occupied	2	6.9%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4620340
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.6869, -103.2087