Fair Play, SC
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Fair Play, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
100% of the residents in Fair Play, SC are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Fair Play, SC was $222,500, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.
Fair Play, SC is home to a population of 757 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.28% of Fair Play, SC residents were born outside of the country (40 people).
In 2024, there were 27.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (718 people) in Fair Play, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 13 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Fair Play, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fair Play, SC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fair Play, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 27.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (718 people) in Fair Play, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 13 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
1.72% of the people in Fair Play, SC are hispanic (13 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fair Play, SC as a share of the total population.
In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.
As of 2024, 5.28% of Fair Play, SC residents (40 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fair Play, SC was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fair Play, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Fair Play, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fair Play, SC.
The economy of Fair Play, SC employs 275 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fair Play, SC were Manufacturing (84 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (40 people), and Retail Trade (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($82,292).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fair Play, SC grew at a rate of 19.6%, from 230 employees to 275 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fair Play, SC, are Architecture & Engineering Occupations (62 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (57 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fair Play, SC.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fair Play, SC grew at a rate of 19.6%, from 230 employees to 275 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fair Play, SC, are Manufacturing (84 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (40 people), and Retail Trade (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fair Play, SC, though some of these residents may live in Fair Play, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.
The median property value in Fair Play, SC was $222,500 in 2024, which is 0.669 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $230,900 to $222,500, a 3.64% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fair Play, SC is 84.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fair Play, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fair Play, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 84.3% of the housing units in Fair Play, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98.3%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fair Play, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 376 households in Fair Play, SC declined from $82,083 from the previous year's value of $113,466.
The following chart displays the households in Fair Play, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Fair Play, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.2%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
The following chart displays the households in Fair Play, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fair Play, SC have 2 cars.
31.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fair Play, SC (237 out of 757 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fair Play, SC is White, followed by Black and Native American.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
95.5% of the population of Fair Play, SC has health coverage, with 22.9% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 29.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 14.1% between 18 and 34 years, 51% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fair Play, SC declined by 23.6% from 5.88% to 4.49%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fair Play, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
