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Fairfax township, Polk County, MN

172 Population
36 square miles 4.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.7 ±8.4 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Polk County: 39.8 ±0.6
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$60,933 ±$20,785 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Polk County: $37,371 ±$1,239
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$70,000 ±$46,220 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $73,107 ±$4,402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.2% ±1% (12  ±4) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 11.9% † 3,510 (±1.7% / ±514)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.7 minutes ±13.1 (1,415  ±1,087) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Polk County: 18.6 263,480 (±0.8 / ±13,325)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

74 ±33 Number of households
  • Polk County: 12,360 ±237
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±1.2 (166  ±50) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 29,398 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

76 ±33 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 14,697 ±70
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$243,800 ±$24,577 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $222,800 ±$6,841
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±11% (9  ±19.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 10.7% † 3,243 (±1.7% / ±504.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±45.4% (132  ±39.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 93.8% 19,441 (±3.5% / ±732.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.9% ±15.7% (25  ±22.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 28% 5,803 (±2% / ±412.1)
  • about half the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)
  • about half 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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.8% ±3% (8  ±5) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 6.2% † 1,426 (±0.7% / ±161)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
8 Total veterans ±5 6 Male ±5 2 Female ±2

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