Colorado · Census place 25610
Fairplay, CO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Fairplay, Colorado (Fairplay, CO — Census place “Fairplay town”) is 851 residents, ranking #237 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $82,031, the median home is worth $411,000 and median gross rent runs $1,634 a month. Looking for the Fairplay Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fairplay, CO: 80440.
- Population
- 851Fairplay town residents
- Median household income
- $82,031Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $411,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,634Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.2%Owner-occupied households
Fairplay ZIP codes (Colorado)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fairplay.
The Fairplay CO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Fairplay town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairplay town median would spend about 23.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.5% of residents and 53.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Fairplay town, CO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Fairplay town is a very small community in Colorado, with 851 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #237 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 50% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Fairplay town earn a median of $82,031 a year, 4.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 3.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Fairplay town is valued at $411,000, 35.5% above the national figure and 9% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,634 a month, 16.2% above the national figure, or roughly $19,608 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 53.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 851 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Fairplay town against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Bow Mar town 1,003
- Mancos town 1,016
- Ouray city 1,031
- Sanford town 1,047
- Lazy Acres CDP 1,056
- Towaoc CDP 1,058
- Georgetown town 1,082
- Watkins CDP 1,087
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Fairplay town?
- Fairplay town has 851 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #237 of 482 in Colorado.
- What is the median household income in Fairplay town?
- Median household income in Fairplay town is $82,031 a year, 4.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fairplay town?
- Median gross rent is $1,634 a month and the median home value is $411,000, so rent absorbs about 23.9% of median household income.
- Is Fairplay town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fairplay town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Fairplay town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.