Ask almost anyone who has lived in Fairview for a while whether the town is growing and the answer will probably come quickly: yes.

You can see it in new neighborhoods. You can feel it in traffic. You can notice it in school enrollment, construction equipment, rezoning signs and the number of cars moving through Highway 100. But there is a difference between feeling growth and measuring it.

What the Census counted

The U.S. Census counted 7,720 people living inside Fairview in 2010. Ten years later, the 2020 Census counted 9,357, an increase of more than 1,600 residents in a decade.

The Census Bureau now estimates Fairview's population at 10,877 as of July 1, 2025, roughly 1,500 additional residents compared with the 2020 Census. Using the Census Bureau's population estimate base, Fairview grew by approximately 15.9 percent between 2020 and 2025.

Going back to 2010, Fairview has added more than 3,100 residents since the 2010 Census, an increase of roughly 41 percent in 15 years.

Line chart titled Fairview's Population Has Grown 41% Since 2010: 7,720 residents in the 2010 Census, 9,357 in the 2020 Census and an estimated 10,877 in 2025, 3,157 more than in 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Ahead of the city's own forecast

Fairview's 2023 Parks Master Plan estimated the city at 9,849 residents at the time and projected the population would reach approximately 10,833 around 2030. The latest Census estimate puts Fairview at 10,877 in 2025, meaning the city has already slightly passed that long-range estimate several years earlier than anticipated.