Nebraska · Census place 16410
Fairbury city, NE
Quick answer
Fairbury city has 3,905 residents, ranking #41 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $51,782, the median home is worth $90,800 and median gross rent runs $666 a month.
- Population
- 3,905Fairbury city residents
- Median household income
- $51,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $90,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $666Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairbury city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairbury city median would spend about 15.4% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 63.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Auburn city 3,468
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