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Fairfield, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $144,343 (it was $69,600 in 2000)
Fairfield:

$144,343
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,952 - $213,719

Total population: 9,750 (Urban population: 9,308 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 187 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,766 (4,201 occupied: 2,448 owner occupied, 1,821 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

28%

Housing density: 831 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $992,543.

Median contract rent in 2022: $595 (lower quartile is $504, upper quartile is $787)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $834


Median gross rent in Fairfield, IA in 2022: $813

Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 1,010 (29 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $81,972

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,060

Median monthly housing costs: $801


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Fairfield, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,508
  • Male householders: 2,151 (809 living alone), Female householders: 2,002 (984 living alone)
  • 1,426 spouses (1,426 opposite-sex spouses), 293 unmarried partners, (274 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,742 children (1,466 natural, 68 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 0 foster children, 80 other relatives, 591 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 904

Size of family households: 1,160 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 278 4-persons, 189 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,866 1-person, 181 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 63 5-persons.

754 married couples with children.
545 single-parent households (370 men, 175 women).

81.3% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 71% speak English not well).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,714 (18.0%)
(19.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfield, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfield, Iowa
  • 44no bedroom
  • 1491 bedroom
  • 6732 bedrooms
  • 9993 bedrooms
  • 5094 bedrooms
  • 755+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, Iowa
  • 130no bedroom
  • 3161 bedroom
  • 1,0432 bedrooms
  • 3023 bedrooms
  • 154 bedrooms
  • 155+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 69no vehicle
  • 1,0071 vehicle
  • 1,0132 vehicles
  • 2003 vehicles
  • 1064 vehicles
  • 535+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in renter-occupied apartments
  • 454no vehicle
  • 8931 vehicle
  • 4082 vehicles
  • 113 vehicles
  • 564 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield, Iowa
  • 441 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1103 rooms
  • 1744 rooms
  • 4825 rooms
  • 5066 rooms
  • 3887 rooms
  • 2858 rooms
  • 4599+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, Iowa
  • 1041 room
  • 1052 rooms
  • 3563 rooms
  • 6864 rooms
  • 2515 rooms
  • 1216 rooms
  • 1227 rooms
  • 438 rooms
  • 349+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fairfield, IA
  • Fairfield, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fairfield, IA in 2022
  • 560Less than $10,000
  • 356$10,000 to $19,999
  • 462$20,000 to $29,999
  • 609$30,000 to $39,999
  • 294$40,000 to $49,999
  • 282$50,000 to $59,999
  • 374$60,000 to $74,999
  • 562$75,000 to $99,999
  • 286$100,000 to $124,999
  • 191$125,000 to $149,999
  • 112$150,000 to $199,999
  • 205$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fairfield, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Fairfield, IA in 2022
  • 113Less than $10,000
  • 126$10,000 to $14,999
  • 51$15,000 to $19,999
  • 27$20,000 to $24,999
  • 44$25,000 to $29,999
  • 68$30,000 to $34,999
  • 26$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10$50,000 to $59,999
  • 65$60,000 to $69,999
  • 61$70,000 to $79,999
  • 131$80,000 to $89,999
  • 117$90,000 to $99,999
  • 173$100,000 to $124,999
  • 246$125,000 to $149,999
  • 302$150,000 to $174,999
  • 165$175,000 to $199,999
  • 182$200,000 to $249,999
  • 186$250,000 to $299,999
  • 104$300,000 to $399,999
  • 102$400,000 to $499,999
  • 43$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fairfield, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fairfield, IA in 2022
  • 32$100 to $149
  • 62$150 to $199
  • 21$250 to $299
  • 143$300 to $349
  • 40$350 to $399
  • 48$400 to $449
  • 24$450 to $499
  • 187$500 to $549
  • 207$550 to $599
  • 43$600 to $649
  • 132$650 to $699
  • 189$700 to $749
  • 67$750 to $799
  • 197$800 to $899
  • 65$900 to $999
  • 109$1,000 to $1,249
  • 8$1,250 to $1,499
  • 202No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,076 (24.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 302
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,078
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,188
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 395
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 46
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 200
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 33
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 99
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 16
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 55
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 17
  • 90 or more minutes: 25
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fairfield

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,974 (66.2%)
  • Carpooled: 592 (9.9%)
  • Bus: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 16 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 43 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 384 (6.4%)
  • Worked at home: 1,076 (17.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.7%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfield, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfield, Iowa
  • 1,6582010 or later
  • 752000 to 2009
  • 421990 to 1999
  • 1411980 to 1989
  • 631970 to 1979
  • 53Before 1970
Ancestries in Fairfield, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 464 (10.8%)
  • German: 307 (7.1%)
  • Irish: 290 (6.7%)
  • Ethiopian: 278 (6.5%)
  • Norwegian: 249 (5.8%)
  • European: 237 (5.5%)
  • British: 208 (4.8%)
  • English: 202 (4.7%)
  • Swedish: 103 (2.4%)
  • Macedonian: 61 (1.4%)
  • Dutch: 60 (1.4%)
  • Italian: 58 (1.3%)
  • Egyptian: 57 (1.3%)
  • Danish: 46 (1.1%)
  • French Canadian: 40 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 34 (0.8%)
  • African: 31 (0.7%)
  • Turkish: 30 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 25 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 22 (0.5%)
  • French: 20 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 19 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 17 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 16 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 13 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 10 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 6 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam
Fairfield:

17.4% (285)
Iowa:

4.2% (7,428)

Ethiopia
Fairfield:

17.1% (280)
Iowa:

1.0% (1,858)

Philippines
Fairfield:

6.8% (112)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

Other Eastern Asia
Fairfield:

6.3% (103)
Iowa:

0.1% (210)

Nepal
Fairfield:

5.7% (93)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,209)

India
Fairfield:

5.2% (85)
Iowa:

6.2% (11,148)

Africa, n.e.c.
Fairfield:

4.6% (75)
Iowa:

0.8% (1,348)

North Macedonia (Macedonia)
Fairfield:

3.5% (57)
Iowa:

0.1% (213)

Egypt
Fairfield:

3.3% (54)
Iowa:

0.5% (980)

Pakistan
Fairfield:

3.2% (52)
Iowa:

0.6% (1,157)

Kenya
Fairfield:

2.7% (44)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,188)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fairfield:

2.3% (37)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Eritrea
Fairfield:

2.1% (35)
Iowa:

0.5% (898)

Germany
Fairfield:

1.9% (31)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Russia
Fairfield:

1.8% (30)
Iowa:

0.8% (1,425)

Canada
Fairfield:

1.7% (28)
Iowa:

1.6% (2,873)

Tanzania
Fairfield:

1.5% (25)
Iowa:

0.4% (662)

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

  • This state: 4,212
  • Other state: 3,599
  • Northeast: 736
  • Midwest: 1,630
  • South: 357
  • West: 894

82.3% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.3% lived in Iowa.


Fairfield:

82.3%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 87
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 21
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 23
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 771
  • Less than 1 year of college: 316
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 438
  • Associate degree: 298
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,056
  • Master's degree: 831
  • Professional school degree: 97
  • Doctorate degree: 97
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 20
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 56
  • 11th grade: 12
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 22
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 529
  • Less than 1 year of college: 179
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 431
  • Associate degree: 337
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,080
  • Master's degree: 616
  • Professional school degree: 120
  • Doctorate degree: 28
Educational Attainment for Females
Fairfield marital status for males
Fairfield marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,957
  • One, attached: 228
  • Two: 127
  • 3 or 4: 526
  • 5 to 9: 212
  • 10 to 19: 148
  • 20 to 49: 98
  • Mobile homes: 466
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fairfield
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fairfield, IA
  • 80.7%Utility gas
  • 12.9%Electricity
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fairfield, IA
  • 53.6%Utility gas
  • 42.5%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:

3.3%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
Here:

8.6%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 261
Here:

46.9%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability