Fairdale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 9,335 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fairdale is the 46th largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Fairdale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.26% of Fairdale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Fairdale is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairdale who work in office and administrative support (13.78%), sales jobs (8.12%), and management occupations (6.91%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fairdale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fairdale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fairdale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fairdale may be for you.The population of Fairdale has a very low overall level of education: only 9.50% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Fairdale in 2022 was $27,717, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,868 for a family of four. However, Fairdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fairdale is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fairdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fairdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairdale include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Fairdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
