Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.41 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Fairbury who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.86% of the adults in Fairbury have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fairbury in 2022 was $26,698, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,792 for a family of four. However, Fairbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairbury is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairbury include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Fairbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
