Fairway, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

4,159

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

1.32% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.15%

16.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$152,574

4.53% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fairway, KS is home to a population of 4.16k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.34% of Fairway, KS residents were born outside of the country (139 people).

In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.46k people) in Fairway, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 144 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 143 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Fairway, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairway, KS was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairway, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.46k ± 254
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
144 ± 97
Other (Hispanic)
143 ± 165

6.49%

Hispanic Population

270 people

6.49% of the people in Fairway, KS are hispanic (270 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairway, KS 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 Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

3.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

139 people

4.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

As of 2024, 3.34% of Fairway, KS residents (139 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 Fairway, KS was 4.26%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
19 ± 35
Vietnam
18 ± 20
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 15

Fairway, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fairway, KS.

Economy

The economy of Fairway, KS employs 2.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairway, KS were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (531 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (419 people), and Educational Services (239 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($155,227), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($112,303).

Employment

Occupations

2.3k

2024 Value

± 334

−0.433%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairway, KS declined at a rate of −0.433%, from 2.31k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairway, KS, are Management Occupations (389 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (322 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (294 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairway, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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

2.3k

2024 Value

± 334

−0.433%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairway, KS declined at a rate of −0.433%, from 2.31k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairway, KS, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (531 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (419 people), and Educational Services (239 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairway, KS, though some of these residents may live in Fairway, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$130,093

Median earning men ± $28,180

$71,979

Median earning women ± $25,170

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($208,594), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,948).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,114), and Retail Trade ($74,297).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairway, KS was $618,000 in 2024, which is 1.86 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $626,600 to $618,000, a 1.37% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fairway, KS is 86%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairway, KS have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairway, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$618,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$92,341

$1,495

Median Property Taxes

±$223

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 Fairway, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

86%

Homeownership

2024

54.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86% of the housing units in Fairway, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairway, KS 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.

$152,574

Median Household Income

± $50,614

1.74k

Number of Households

± 252

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.74k households in Fairway, KS declined from $152,574 from the previous year's value of $159,821.

The following chart displays the households in Fairway, KS 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairway, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (2.18%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Fairway, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (2.18%).

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

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairway, KS have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fairway, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairway, KS (131 out of 4.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairway, KS is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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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