Fairland is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 540 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairland is the 404th largest community in Indiana. Fairland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Fairland real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Fairland house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fairland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.00% of the Fairland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Fairland is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairland who work in office and administrative support (13.33%), healthcare (11.58%), and sales jobs (7.37%). A relatively large number of people in Fairland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Fairland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Fairland with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.12% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fairland in 2022 was $29,392, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,568 for a family of four. However, Fairland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fairland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairland include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Fairland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
