Fairfield, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,410 (All urban)

Fairfield, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,943 (4,586 occupied: 2,863 owner occupied, 1,723 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1399 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $385 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $547)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $377

Median gross rent in Fairfield, AL in 2007: $583

Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 1,911 (232 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 847

Fairfield,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,237 (it was $70,000 in 2000)

Fairfield:	$111,237
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,302 - $149,673

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,976
Here: $120,976
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,362
Here: $98,362
State: $137,814

In 2-unit structures: $83,686
Here: $83,686
State: $136,146

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $55,645
Here: $55,645
State: $116,190

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,311
Here: $85,311
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $17,656
Here: $17,656
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,749

In family households: 10,209 (1,689 male householders, 1,454 female householders)
1,676 spouses, 4,095 children (3,893 natural, 56 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 542 grandchildren, 200 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 295 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,540 (428 male householders (378 living alone)), 1,017 female householders (981 living alone)), 95 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 633 (259 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,073 2-persons, 891 3-persons, 696 4-persons, 348 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,359 1-person, 79 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

1,387 married couples with children.
1,363 single-parent households (105 men, 1,258 women).

96.5% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 80 (0.6%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 105 4 rooms: 129 5 rooms: 415 6 rooms: 803 7 rooms: 646 8 rooms: 448 9 or more rooms: 307

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, Alabama:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 76 3 rooms: 282 4 rooms: 519 5 rooms: 430 6 rooms: 206 7 rooms: 98 8 rooms: 89 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 76
1990 to 1994: 130
1980 to 1989: 502
1970 to 1979: 933
1960 to 1969: 925
1950 to 1959: 1,014
1940 to 1949: 656
1939 or earlier: 670

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfield:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 489 3 bedrooms: 1,785 4 bedrooms: 497 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 322 2 bedrooms: 809 3 bedrooms: 479 4 bedrooms: 67 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 222 1 vehicle: 905 2 vehicles: 933 3 vehicles: 498 4 vehicles: 253 5 or more vehicles: 52

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 475 1 vehicle: 848 2 vehicles: 286 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 33

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fairfield, AL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 17
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 145
$35,000 to $39,999: 132
$40,000 to $49,999: 302
$50,000 to $59,999: 378
$60,000 to $69,999: 316
$70,000 to $79,999: 289
$80,000 to $89,999: 308
$90,000 to $99,999: 247
$100,000 to $124,999: 293
$125,000 to $149,999: 210
$150,000 to $174,999: 59
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fairfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairfield:

Less than $100: 130 people
$100 to $149: 77
$150 to $199: 98
$200 to $249: 108
$250 to $299: 106
$300 to $349: 115
$350 to $399: 127
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 113
$500 to $549: 153
$550 to $599: 174
$600 to $649: 54
$650 to $699: 57
$700 to $749: 38
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 15
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 15
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 146

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 44 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Fairfield, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 17 (0.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 66
5 to 9 minutes: 393
10 to 14 minutes: 605
15 to 19 minutes: 764
20 to 24 minutes: 930
25 to 29 minutes: 410
30 to 34 minutes: 978
35 to 39 minutes: 155
40 to 44 minutes: 86
45 to 59 minutes: 171
60 to 89 minutes: 112
90 or more minutes: 76

Fairfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,914 (82%)
Carpooled: 546 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 87 (2%)
Walked: 178 (4%)
Other means: 21 (0%)
Worked at home: 17 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 949
$10,000 to $14,999: 339
$15,000 to $19,999: 383
$20,000 to $24,999: 421
$25,000 to $29,999: 327
$30,000 to $34,999: 266
$35,000 to $39,999: 179
$40,000 to $44,999: 235
$45,000 to $49,999: 192
$50,000 to $59,999: 400
$60,000 to $74,999: 299
$75,000 to $99,999: 406
$100,000 to $124,999: 145
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9428

United States or American: 160

Subsaharan African:: 112

African: 112

Italian: 105

English: 76

Scotch-Irish: 63

Irish: 49

German: 35

European: 29

Palestinian: 25

Arab:: 25

British: 22

Scottish: 11

Polish: 10

French (except Basque): 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Jamaican: 8

Welsh: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (69%)
Germany (21%)
Jamaica (10%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 10799
Northeast: 289
Midwest: 407
South: 708
West: 51

65% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 120
12th grade, no diploma: 320
High school graduate (or equivalency): 898
Less than 1 year of college: 206
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 450
Associate degree: 236
Bachelor's degree: 434
Master's degree: 96
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 93
7th and 8th grade: 236
9th grade: 109
10th grade: 89
11th grade: 183
12th grade, no diploma: 259
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,162
Less than 1 year of college: 259
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 737
Associate degree: 453
Bachelor's degree: 584
Master's degree: 278
Professional school degree: 58
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,806
Black householders: $34,501
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,665
Some other race householders: $26,548
Two or more races householders: $34,228
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $13,378

Fairfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairfield household income for Black householders

Fairfield household income for Two or more races householders

Fairfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fairfield marital status for males

Fairfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,497
Black or African American householders: $116,163

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,550
One, attached: 96
Two: 403
3 or 4: 239
5 to 9: 190
10 to 19: 171
20 to 49: 12
50 or more: 250
Mobile homes: 27
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,179

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99

Here:	6.1%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83

Here:	9.5%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 307

Here:	32.7%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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