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Fairfield, IA Urban Area

9,276 Population
5.4 square miles 1,724.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,807 ±$7,157 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,083 ±$10,023 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±5.2% (1,642  ±431) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.2 minutes ±3.4 (38,995  ±11,291) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,094 ±246 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (8,324  ±176) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1% ±1.2% (20  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,610 ±173 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$156,100 ±$10,346 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22% ±5.5% (2,033  ±514.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.9% ±7.4% (6,643  ±585.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
51.8% ±5.6% (3,548  ±411.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times 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

19.4% ±3.1% (1,799  ±285) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±2.4% (533  ±187) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
533 Total veterans ±187 466 Male ±170 67 Female ±53

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