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Fairfield, ME has a population of 3,218 people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $40,704. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Fairfield, ME grew from 3,105 to 3,218, a 3.64% increase and its median household income declined from $42,037 to $40,704, a 3.17% decrease.
The population of Fairfield, ME is 95.1% White, 2.18% Hispanic, and 1.4% Two+. 2.44% of the people in Fairfield, ME speak a non-English language, and 98.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Fairfield, ME are Kennebec Valley Community College, with 399 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Fairfield, ME is $118,300, and the homeownership rate is 45.8%. Most people in Fairfield, ME commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 16.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfield, ME is 1 car per household.
Fairfield, ME is a census place located in Somerset County, ME. It borders Waterville, ME.
The economy of Fairfield, ME employs 1,436 people. The economy of Fairfield, ME is specialized in Utilities; Transportation & Warehousing; and Other services, except public administration, which employ respectively 5.54; 2.36; and 1.68 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Fairfield, ME are Healthcare & Social Assistance (296), Accommodation & Food Service (146), and Retail trade (144), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($22,250), Healthcare & Social Assistance ($20,819), and Educational Services ($12,418).
Median household income in Fairfield, ME is $40,704. Males in Fairfield, ME have an average income that is 1.21 times higher than the average income of females, which is $38,583. The income inequality of Fairfield, ME (measured using the Gini index) is 0.428 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Fairfield, ME. In Somerset County, ME the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 57 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,299. Penobscot County, ME has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Maine.
Fairfield, ME is home to a population of 3,218 people, from which 98.1% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Fairfield, ME is composed of 3,060 White residents (95.1%), 70 Hispanic residents (2.18%), 45 Two+ residents (1.4%), 17 Native residents (0.53%), and 16 Hawaiian residents (0.5%). The most common foreign languages in Fairfield, ME are French (66 speakers), Spanish (19 speakers), and Italian (0 speakers), but compared to other places, Fairfield, ME has a relative high number of French (66 speakers), Spanish (19 speakers), and French Creole (0 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Fairfield, ME awarded 399 degrees. The student population of Fairfield, ME is skewed towards females, with 159 male students and 240 female students. Most students in Fairfield, ME are White (378 and 94.7%), followed by Unknown (7 and 1.75%), Hispanic or Latino (4 and 1%), and Two or more races (3 and 0.75%). The largest universities in Fairfield, ME by number of graduates are Kennebec Valley Community College (399 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Fairfield, ME are Liberal Arts & Sciences (34 and 8.52%), Registered Nursing (31 and 7.77%), and General Marketing & Marketing Management (30 and 7.52%). The median tuition costs in Fairfield, ME are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Fairfield, ME is $118,300, which is 0.58 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $114,200 to $118,300, a 3.59% increase. The homeownership rate of Fairfield, ME is 45.8%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Fairfield, ME have an average commute time of 16.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Fairfield, ME is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.
