Housing density: 586 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $509,684.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,105 (lower quartile is $691, upper quartile is $1,480)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $779
Median gross rent in Fairhaven, MA in 2022: $1,298
Housing units in Fairhaven with a mortgage: 2,712 (286 second mortgage, 399 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,515
In family households: 444,740 (93,440 male householders, 47,898 female householders)
101,208 spouses, 160,791 children (151,812 natural, 3,293 adopted, 5,686 stepchildren), 9,612 grandchildren, 4,550 brothers or sisters, 5,590 parents, foster children, 4,929 other relatives, 12,847 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 87,677 (32,955 male householders (25,495 living alone)), 38,717 female householders (32,941 living alone)), 16,005 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 15,868 (6,219 institutionalized population)
88,038 married couples with children.
33,142 single-parent households (5,908 men, 27,234 women).
89.4% of residents of Fairhaven speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
9.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 1,162 (6.6%)
(71.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairhaven, Massachusetts
571995 to March 2000
551990 to 1994
1171985 to 1989
591980 to 1984
971975 to 1979
781970 to 1974
1101965 to 1969
343Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Portuguese: 5,384 (27.2%)
English: 2,756 (13.9%)
French: 2,514 (12.7%)
Irish: 2,382 (12.0%)
French Canadian: 1,372 (6.9%)
Polish: 1,064 (5.4%)
Italian: 921 (4.7%)
Other: 777 (3.9%)
German: 476 (2.4%)
United States: 449 (2.3%)
Norwegian: 321 (1.6%)
Scottish: 263 (1.3%)
Subsaharan African: 229 (1.2%)
Swedish: 149 (0.8%)
Arab: 147 (0.7%)
Greek: 129 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 117 (0.6%)
Czech: 83 (0.4%)
Lithuanian: 66 (0.3%)
Russian: 59 (0.3%)
Dutch: 35 (0.2%)
Danish: 30 (0.2%)
Welsh: 30 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 17 (0.09%)
Swiss: 13 (0.07%)
Slovak: 6 (0.03%)
West Indian: 6 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Portugal
Fairhaven:
44.4% (407)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
Canada
Fairhaven:
10.5% (96)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
United Kingdom
Fairhaven:
6.8% (62)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Other Northern Europe
Fairhaven:
5.9% (54)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,051)
Brazil
Fairhaven:
4.6% (42)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Egypt
Fairhaven:
4.1% (38)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,726)
Philippines
Fairhaven:
3.3% (30)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,414)
Lebanon
Fairhaven:
2.8% (26)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (6,691)
Germany
Fairhaven:
2.3% (21)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Italy
Fairhaven:
1.7% (16)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Greece
Fairhaven:
1.6% (15)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,537
Other state: 1,613
Northeast: 1,019
Midwest: 167
South: 264
West: 163
69% of Fairhaven residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 114
7th and 8th grade: 277
9th grade: 160
10th grade: 229
11th grade: 178
12th grade, no diploma: 183
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,928
Less than 1 year of college: 374
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 463
Associate degree: 312
Bachelor's degree: 676
Master's degree: 198
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 40
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 63
5th and 6th grade: 91
7th and 8th grade: 365
9th grade: 243
10th grade: 254
11th grade: 167
12th grade, no diploma: 197
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,219
Less than 1 year of college: 360
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 886
Associate degree: 440
Bachelor's degree: 658
Master's degree: 247
Professional school degree: 82
Doctorate degree: 21
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,273
One, attached: 167
Two: 688
3 or 4: 416
5 to 9: 184
10 to 19: 103
20 to 49: 104
50 or more: 297
Mobile homes: 20
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $498,870
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%