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Fairfield city, Jefferson County, IA

9,474 Population
6.6 square miles 1,432.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±3.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson County: 44.2 ±1.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$38,109 ±$8,539 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $36,111 † ±$5,236
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $37,949 ±$241
$44,277 ±$8,657 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $52,210 ±$5,023
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $70,571 ±$395

17.1% ±4.3% (1,465  ±365) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 14% † 2,074 (±3.2% / ±471)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 343,141 (±0.2% / ±6,097)

12.4 minutes ±2.2 (42,670  ±9,475) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Jefferson County: 16.2 102,815 (±1.3 / ±11,578)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Iowa: 19.7 28,493,996 (±0.1 / ±232,811)

Families

4,139 ±273 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 6,826 ±257
  • Iowa: 1,290,139 ±4,032
2.1 ±0.1 (8,573  ±33) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.2 14,830 (±0.1 / ±59)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,090,320

6.1% ±4.5% (114  ±85) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson County: 4.6% † 139 (±3.1% / ±94)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 40,424 (±0.2% / ±1,423)

Housing

4,696 ±218 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 7,685 ±33
  • Iowa: 1,417,064 ±977

$134,700 ±$17,488 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Jefferson County: $141,500 † ±$14,639
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $181,600 ±$1,035

18.5% ±4.5% (1,742  ±,424.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 14.8% † 2,317 (±3.1% / ±,480.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 13.7% 431,609 (±0.2% / ±6,970.1)

Social

95.7% ±8.3% (6,944  ±,643.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 93.3% 11,220 (±5.8% / ±,701.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 1,982,557 (±0.4% / ±9,380.8)
49.7% ±6% (3,604  ±,455.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 39.5% † 4,748 (±4% / ±,481.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 30.3% 645,329 (±0.3% / ±5,788.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.9% ±3.2% (1,605  ±303) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson County: 11.9% 1,882
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 178,537

8.1% ±2.5% (651  ±201) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson County: 8.5% † 1,122 (±1.9% / ±244)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 7% 171,836 (±0.1% / ±2,426)
651 Total veterans ±201 581 Male ±191 70 Female ±59

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