Fairwater

Population: 368
Median household income: $81,667
Median home value: $130,200

Fairwater is a community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, home to 368 residents. Its median household income of $81,667 runs above the Fond du Lac County figure of $73,154.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairwater's population grew 4.8% from 351 to 368, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $97,200 to $130,200.

Owners occupy 82.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 368
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,667
Median home value: $130,200
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 144
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

351368

Median household income

$54,821$81,667

Median home value

$97,200$130,200

Median gross rent

$753$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	351	$54,821	$97,200	$753
2020	328	$66,250	$105,000	$867
2021	353	$63,594	$102,800	$907
2022	339	$67,083	$119,000	$965
2023	368	$81,667	$130,200	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1727.7%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	8.2%
5 to 17	102	27.7%
18 to 24	17	4.6%
25 to 34	52	14.1%
35 to 44	40	10.9%
45 to 54	43	11.7%
55 to 64	35	9.5%
65 to 74	18	4.9%
75 and over	31	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	327	88.9%
Black or African American	4	1.1%
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	2	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	11.4%
High school graduate	89	40.6%
Some college or associate's	74	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	19	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	144	77.8%
Carpooled	25	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	29.7%
15 to 29 min	64	37.2%
30 to 44 min	36	20.9%
45 to 59 min	14	8.1%
60+ min	7	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 22.3% (82 of 368)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	72.0%
Nonfamily households	37	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	132	91.7%
Vacant	12	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	109	82.6%
Renter-occupied	23	17.4%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	121	84.0%
1-unit, attached	4	2.8%
2 to 4 units	14	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5525075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.7425, -88.8669