Moving to Fair Play, Missouri

Population: 418. Estimated population in July 2024: 439 (+5.0% change)
Males: 203 (48.6%), Females: 215 (51.4%)

Polk County

Zip code: 65649

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $20,437
Median house value: $36,500

Population by Race

Races in Fair Play:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (22.5%), German (10.3%), English (9.6%), Irish (9.6%), Dutch (2.6%), Norwegian (2.2%).

Elevation: 994 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fair Play

  • High school or higher: 65.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fair Play city

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 63.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-5.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Play:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fair Play:

  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 72 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fair Play:

  • STOCKTON LAKE (about 13 miles; STOCKTON, MO; Abbreviation: 2M5)
  • STOCKTON MUNI (about 17 miles; STOCKTON, MO; Abbreviation: MO3)
  • BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Abbreviation: M17)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fair Play:

  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)

Schools

Public high school in Fair Play:

  • FAIR PLAY HIGH (Students: 179; Location: 301 N WALNUT; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Fair Play:

  • FAIR PLAY ELEM. (Students: 193; Location: 301 N WALNUT; Grades: KG – 06)