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.

A relatively large number of people in Fairland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.11% 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.

Because of many things, Fairland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Fairland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fairland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Fairland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.61 minutes every day commuting to work.

Fairland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Fairland are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.13% of adults in Fairland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Fairland in 2022 was $32,563, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,252 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Fairland include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Fairland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.