Fairborn, Ohio demographics

Fairborn, OH demographics: median age 35.7; 30.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fairborn city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3925914. The survey estimates a population of 34,534 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fairborn is 35.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 15,911 households (±514). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.7 ±1.4	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,534
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	6,216 ±594	18.0% ±1.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	10,684 ±765	30.9% ±2.2 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	11,985 ±870	34.7% ±2.5 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	5,649 ±554	16.4% ±1.6 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,534
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	17,194 ±681	49.8% ±1.9 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	17,340 ±640	50.2% ±1.8 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,534
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	26,890 ±970	77.9% ±2.7 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,156 ±747	9.1% ±2.2 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	12 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	472 ±188	1.4% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	37 ±83 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	238 ±150 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,729 ±675	10.8% ±2.0 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,534
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,551 ±445	97.2% ±1.0 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	983 ±348	2.8% ±1.0 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,775 ±506	36.3% ±3.0 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	686 ±231	4.3% ±1.4 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,709 ±309	10.7% ±1.9 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,804 ±519	36.5% ±3.0 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,937 ±393	12.2% ±2.4 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,532 ±380	22.2% ±2.3 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	12,379 ±707	77.8% ±3.7 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,804 ±519	36.5% ±3.0 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,725 ±593	36.0% ±3.5 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,358 ±354	14.8% ±2.2 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,303 ±272	8.2% ±1.7 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	522 ±165	3.3% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	137 ±66	0.9% ±0.4 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	62 ±47 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,534
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	32,718 ±482	94.7% ±1.1 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,816 ±443	5.3% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 32,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	30,812 ±628	94.2% ±1.6 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	413 ±205	1.3% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	113 ±133 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	350 ±276 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	25 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	269 ±188 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	17 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	256 ±178 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	17 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	85 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	201 ±179 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	149 ±137 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 24,209
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,174 ±447	9.0% ±1.8 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,451 ±734	26.6% ±2.9 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,946 ±608	20.4% ±2.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,316 ±476	13.7% ±1.9 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,077 ±484	16.8% ±1.9 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,245 ±453	13.4% ±1.8 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 33,986
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	27,855 ±865	82.0% ±2.4 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,305 ±454	6.8% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,296 ±572	6.8% ±1.7 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	921 ±302	2.7% ±0.9 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	609 ±526 · low precision	1.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.8% of Fairborn residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 92.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairborn	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±1.2 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.1% ±1.6 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.5% ±1.6 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fairborn . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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