Fairfax, IA Demographic Data
Fairfax, IA Summary
Fairfax is located in Linn County in Iowa
- Population: 2,076
- Area: 1.95 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,062.43 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 748.03 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfax, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,174
49%
50.8
Male
1,244
51%
49.2
Total Population
2,418
323,128,000
Fairfax, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
204
8.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
261
10.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
186
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
128
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
62
2.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
270
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
369
15.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
424
17.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
136
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
106
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
154
6.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
103
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
15
0.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,667
68.9%
77.2
Female
803
48.2%
51.3
Male
864
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,639
67.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
343
14.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
272
11.2%
15.2
Female
133
48.9%
55.8
Male
139
51.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Fairfax, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,395
99.0%
96.8
White
2,386
98.7%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
9
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.2%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
23
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
78
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
73
3.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,340
96.8%
82.2
Fairfax, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11
0.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
20
1.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
335
21.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
349
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
219
13.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
423
26.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
220
14.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
31
2.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,546
98.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
643
40.8%
31.2
Fairfax, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
340
19.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,178
66.7%
47.5
Divorced
164
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
10
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
75
4.2
5.8%
Fairfax, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,135
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
79
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
66
3.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Fairfax, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
11
1.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
16
1.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8
1.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
28
3.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
62
7.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
153
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
191
22.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
272
32.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
89
10.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
91,964
57,617
Per capita income
34,671
31,128
Fairfax, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
34
2.6%
9.8
Construction
74
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
361
27.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
129
9.9%
6.6
Information
20
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
288
22.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
60
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
65
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
7
0.5%
4.6
Retail trade
146
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
51
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
63
4.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
95
7.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
672
51.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
156
12.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
234
18.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
145
11.1%
18.1%
Fairfax, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,288
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,116
86.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
85
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.5%
5.1
Walked
5
0.4%
2.7
Other means
3
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
73
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Fairfax, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7
0.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
134
15.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
467
55.5%
37.1
3 or more
233
27.7%
21.0
Fairfax, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
841
99.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
822
97.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19
2.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7
0.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Fairfax, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
848
1 room
5
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
12
1.4%
9.1
4 rooms
56
6.6%
16.5
5 rooms
158
18.6%
19.8
6 rooms
115
13.6%
17.8
7 rooms
148
17.5%
12.0
8 rooms
138
16.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
216
25.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Fairfax, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
848
1-unit, detached
707
83.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
107
12.6%
5.9
2-units
4
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.6%
0.1
Fairfax, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
51
6.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
14
1.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
47
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
63
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16
1.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
48
5.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
44
5.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
473
55.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
92
10.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairfax, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
725
86.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
106
12.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fairfax, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
646
47295100.0
Less than $500
4
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
10
1.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
50
7.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
102
15.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
111
17.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
163
25.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
206
31.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
384
59.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
110
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
96
14.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
2.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
39
6.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfax, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
14
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
21.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
11
78.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
964
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3
21.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
78.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfax, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
822
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21
2.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
50
6.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
167
20.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
119
14.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
323
39.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
134
16.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
216,200
205,000