Fairfield, IA Demographic Data
Fairfield, IA Summary
Fairfield is located in Jefferson County in Iowa
- Population: 9,462
- Area: 6.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,473.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 767.72 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfield, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,671
47%
50.8
Male
5,271
53%
49.2
Total Population
9,942
323,128,000
Fairfield, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
412
4.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
268
2.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
796
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
576
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,028
10.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,378
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,341
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,032
10.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
422
4.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
890
9.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,113
11.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
399
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
287
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,033
80.8%
77.2
Female
3,749
46.7%
51.3
Male
4,284
53.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,656
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,440
24.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,799
18.1%
15.2
Female
1,010
56.1%
55.8
Male
789
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Fairfield, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,452
95.1%
96.8
White
7,565
76.1%
72.6
Black or African American
997
10.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
633
6.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
230
2.3%
1.2
Chinese
290
2.9%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
1
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
91
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
257
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
490
4.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
373
3.8%
17.8
Mexican
245
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
84
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
44
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,569
96.2%
82.2
Fairfield, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
127
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
184
2.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,489
21.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,709
24.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
737
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,401
20.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,215
17.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
311
4.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,551
95.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,616
38.1%
31.2
Fairfield, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,385
40.0%
33.7%
Now Married
3,376
39.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,046
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
136
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
523
6.2
5.8%
Fairfield, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,180
85.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,350
14.2%
21.6%
Spanish
143
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
629
6.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
327
3.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
251
2.6%
1.1%
Fairfield, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
345
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
434
11.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
580
15.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
395
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
552
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
680
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
477
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
284
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
71
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
47
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
38,906
57,617
Per capita income
21,346
31,128
Fairfield, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
450
10.5%
9.8
Construction
126
2.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
940
21.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
418
9.7%
6.6
Information
60
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
849
19.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
206
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
454
10.6%
11.4
Public administration
176
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
400
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
53
1.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
159
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
186
4.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,717
40.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
594
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,078
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
716
16.7%
18.1%
Fairfield, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,212
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,162
75.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
227
5.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.0%
5.1
Walked
178
4.2%
2.7
Other means
130
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
514
12.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.1
26.6
Fairfield, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
224
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,706
44.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,345
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
590
15.3%
21.0
Fairfield, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,865
91.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,220
57.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,645
42.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
361
8.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Fairfield, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,226
1 room
127
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
36
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
589
13.9%
9.1
4 rooms
736
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
894
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
517
12.2%
17.8
7 rooms
615
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
219
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
493
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fairfield, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,226
1-unit, detached
2,623
62.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
58
1.4%
5.9
2-units
196
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
509
12.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
236
5.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
47
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
210
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
347
8.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairfield, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,485
35.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
122
2.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
432
10.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
543
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
218
5.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
681
16.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
318
7.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
391
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
36
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairfield, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,972
76.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
60
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
733
19.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
100
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fairfield, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,148
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
16
1.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
34
3.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
35
3.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
48
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
84
7.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
368
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
563
49.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
626
54.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
171
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
47
4.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
53
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
251
21.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,634
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
37
2.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
184
11.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
517
31.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
896
54.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
646
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
278
18.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
106
6.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
373
24.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
167
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
75
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
549
35.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
97
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,220
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
404
18.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
694
31.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
496
22.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
305
13.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
159
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
115
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
37
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,900
205,000