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Fairfield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fairfield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

44,456

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
15.6%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
15.1%
Over 65 Years:
16.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.3%
4.3%
92.8%
92.8%
30.1%
30.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fairfield
USA
$37,076
$37,076
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Fairfield
USA
$67,182
$67,182
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Administration
Wholesale
Other
18.1%
18.1%
15.4%
15.4%
14.5%
14.5%
7.5%
7.5%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
5.9%
5.9%
5.6%
5.6%
4.7%
4.7%
3.7%
3.7%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
63.8%
63.8%
17.4%
17.4%
7.4%
7.4%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
African
European
French
Polish
Scottish
Dutch
British
Other Subsaharan African
Ghanian
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
Czech
Welsh
Swedish
Hungarian
Russian
18.8%
18.8%
8.5%
8.5%
7.9%
7.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.1%
2.1%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
French
African languages
Langs. of India
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Arabic
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
West Germanic languages
Korean
Native American languages
Tagalog
Persian
Slavic languages
Portuguese
Italian
Hungarian
Navajo
83.8%
83.8%
5.7%
5.7%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fairfield Residents

12.0%