Fairfield, IA
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Fairfield, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
82.7% of the residents in Fairfield, IA are U.S. citizens.
Most people in Fairfield, IA N/A, and the average commute time was 13.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfield, IA was N/A per household.
Fairfield, IA is home to a population of 9.46k people, from which 82.7% are citizens. As of 2024, NaNk% of Fairfield, IA residents were born outside of the country (1.93k people).
In 2024, there were 6.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.18k people) in Fairfield, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 368 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 82.7% of Fairfield, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairfield, IA was 86.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairfield, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 6.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.18k people) in Fairfield, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 368 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
4.75% of the people in Fairfield, IA are hispanic (449 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairfield, IA as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield, IA declined at a rate of −9.75%, from 4.4k employees to 3.97k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairfield, IA, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairfield, IA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield, IA declined at a rate of −9.75%, from 4.4k employees to 3.97k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairfield, IA, are Retail Trade (557 people), Educational Services (546 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (527 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairfield, IA, though some of these residents may live in Fairfield, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,219), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,354), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($46,458).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($48,438), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,083), and Construction ($37,361).
As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.
Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
In 2023, universities in Fairfield, IA awarded 713 degrees. The student population of Fairfield, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,240 male students and 1,426 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Fairfield, IA are White (154 and 41.1%), Black or African American (91 and 24.3%), Unknown (64 and 17.1%), and Hispanic or Latino (35 and 9.33%).
The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $16,000.
In 2023 in Fairfield, IA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 96.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 50.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,666 (46.5% men and 53.5% women).
The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.
In 2023 there were 2,666 students enrolled in Fairfield, IA, 46.5% men and 53.5% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Non-resident Alien with 1,089 records, of which 24% were women and 76% men.
In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Fairfield, IA was Computer Science with 334 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Fairfield, IA according to their major.
In 2023, 402 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fairfield, IA, which is 1.29 times more than the 311 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 154 degrees mean that there were 1.69 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 91 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
People in Fairfield, IA have an average commute time of 13.2 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Fairfield, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.
In 2024, the median household income of the N/A households in Fairfield, IA grew to $51,311 from the previous year's value of $48,302.
The following chart displays the households in Fairfield, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
Using averages, employees in Fairfield, IA have a shorter commute time (13.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Fairfield, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairfield, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairfield, IA (1.75k out of 8.42k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairfield, IA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
90.8% of the population of Fairfield, IA has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 18.3% on Medicaid, 21.9% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 3.01% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.9% under 18 years, 29.2% between 18 and 34 years, 28.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.6% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairfield, IA declined by 5.9% from 9.76% to 9.18%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fairfield, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
