Demographics of Fairhaven town, Massachusetts

Fairhaven town, Massachusetts had 16,110 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +201 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fairhaven town, in four figures

16,110
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,903 ±42.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +201 people.; 48.5 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,965 ±$19,128
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fairhaven town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fairhaven town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fairhaven town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fairhaven town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,909	100.0	100.0
2021	15,836	99.5	100.2
2022	15,871	99.8	100.7
2023	15,973	100.4	101.6
2024	16,051	100.9	102.5
2025	16,110	101.3	103.1

Population of Fairhaven town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,909	—
2021	15,836	−73
2022	15,871	+35
2023	15,973	+102
2024	16,051	+78
2025	16,110	+59

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.5 ±3.4: for men 46.9 ±4.3 and for women 49.4 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fairhaven town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	542 ±168	3.4% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,153 ±398	13.5% ±2.5	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	889 ±238	5.6% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,799 ±430	23.9% ±2.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,555 ±580	28.6% ±3.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,965 ±464	24.9% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,965 ±$19,128, and income per person $59,221 ±$10,588, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fairhaven town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,250 ±301	17.5% ±4.1	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	960 ±211	13.5% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	973 ±236	13.6% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	498 ±160	7.0% ±2.2	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,546 ±247	21.7% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,018 ±423	14.3% ±5.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	889 ±193	12.5% ±2.6	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fairhaven town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,273 ±392	8.3% ±2.5	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	164 to 486	13.3% ±6.2	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	356 ±130	4.6% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	592 ±181	11.5% ±3.3	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fairhaven town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairhaven town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	7,619 ±412	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±1.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±2.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±4.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±4.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$446,700 ±$19,104	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,118 ±$79	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fairhaven town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	207 to 723	1.3% to 4.5%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,565 ±456	91.6% ±2.9	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.3%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	47 to 271	0.3% to 1.7%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	67 to 557	0.4% to 3.5%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	158 to 578	1.0% to 3.6%	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fairhaven town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	12,927 ±402	81.3% ±2.5	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,981 ±359	12.5% ±2.3	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 192	0% to 1.2%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	901 ±201	5.7% ±1.3	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	763 ±187	4.8% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 250	0.2% to 1.6%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Fairhaven town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

129th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Fairhaven town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Northbridge town	16,458 ±48
East Longmeadow town	16,425 ±22
Westwood town	16,318 ±45
Duxbury town	16,185 ±44
Easthampton city	16,086 ±43
Fairhaven town	15,903 ±42
North Reading town	15,765 ±39
Northborough town	15,750 ±26
Hudson CDP	15,719 ±705
Longmeadow CDP	15,696 ±41
Seekonk town	15,694 ±29

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026