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Fairfax township, Linn County, IA

4,675 Population
30.1 square miles 155.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Linn County: 39 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$56,286 ±$11,622 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Linn County: $43,820 ±$1,136
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$133,222 ±$13,265 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Linn County: $77,649 ±$2,246
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.5% ±3.4% (259  ±165) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Linn County: 9.4% 21,160 (±0.7% / ±1,584)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.7 minutes ±1.4 (48,415  ±11,975) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Linn County: 19.3 1,957,620 (±0.4 / ±52,972)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,686 ±257 Number of households
  • Linn County: 95,600 ±577
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.6 (4,675  ±702) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Linn County: 2.4 224,999 (±0 / ±64)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.6% ±4.1% (62  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Linn County: 5.8% † 3,100 (±0.7% / ±398)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,746 ±262 Number of housing units
  • Linn County: 103,104 ±79
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$306,700 ±$31,726 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Linn County: $214,300 ±$4,605
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.5% ±1.8% (207  ±90.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Linn County: 12.2% 27,687 (±0.9% / ±2,053.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.5% ±17.7% (3,088  ±368.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Linn County: 95.2% 149,918 (±1.8% / ±2,840.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
41% ±7.2% (1,297  ±288.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Linn County: 34.7% 54,730 (±1.1% / ±1,738.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.4% ±2.8% (206  ±133) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Linn County: 5.6% 12,841
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±2.7% (248  ±101) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Linn County: 7.4% 13,209 (±0.5% / ±835)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
248 Total veterans ±101 224 Male ±97 24 Female ±30

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