Fairport Harbor, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

3,089

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

8.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.3%

6.85% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,308

6.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fairport Harbor, OH is home to a population of 3.09k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.73% of Fairport Harbor, OH residents were born outside of the country (177 people).

In 2024, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.39k people) in Fairport Harbor, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 223 Other (Hispanic) and 155 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Fairport Harbor, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairport Harbor, OH was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairport Harbor, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairport Harbor, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.39k ± 210
Other (Hispanic)
223 ± 172
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
155 ± 125

12.7%

Hispanic Population

391 people

12.7% of the people in Fairport Harbor, OH are hispanic (391 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairport Harbor, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

5.73%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

177 people

5.34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

165 people

As of 2024, 5.73% of Fairport Harbor, OH residents (177 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 Fairport Harbor, OH was 5.34%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairport Harbor, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 49
Vietnam
37 ± 35
Korea
13 ± 18

Fairport Harbor, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fairport Harbor, OH.

Economy

The economy of Fairport Harbor, OH employs 1.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairport Harbor, OH were Manufacturing (397 people), Retail Trade (247 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($82,813), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,645), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,766).

Employment

Occupations

1.6k

2024 Value

± 311

−3.78%

1 Year decline

± 29.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairport Harbor, OH declined at a rate of −3.78%, from 1.67k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairport Harbor, OH, are Sales & Related Occupations (210 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (199 people), and Production Occupations (191 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairport Harbor, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.6k

2024 Value

± 311

−3.78%

1 Year decline

± 29.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairport Harbor, OH declined at a rate of −3.78%, from 1.67k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairport Harbor, OH, are Manufacturing (397 people), Retail Trade (247 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairport Harbor, OH, though some of these residents may live in Fairport Harbor, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,518

Median earning men ± $26,884

$40,614

Median earning women ± $14,556

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($72,083), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,458), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,372), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,792), and Manufacturing ($43,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairport Harbor, OH was $147,500 in 2024, which is 0.443 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,500 to $147,500, a 8.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairport Harbor, OH is 58.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairport Harbor, OH have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairport Harbor, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$147,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,730

$831

Median Property Taxes

±$187

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 Fairport Harbor, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairport Harbor, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58.1%

Homeownership

2024

44.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.1% of the housing units in Fairport Harbor, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairport Harbor, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,308

Median Household Income

± $19,867

1.43k

Number of Households

± 272

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.43k households in Fairport Harbor, OH declined from $52,308 from the previous year's value of $56,184.

The following chart displays the households in Fairport Harbor, OH 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairport Harbor, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Carpooled (14.1%)
Worked At Home (7.94%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Fairport Harbor, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.1%) and those who worked at home (7.94%).

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.

Commute Time

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairport Harbor, OH have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fairport Harbor, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairport Harbor, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairport Harbor, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairport Harbor, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairport Harbor, OH (717 out of 3.07k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairport Harbor, OH is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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