Fairfield, OH

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2023 Population

44,597

0.0112% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.3

1.54% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.09%

26.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$70,166

4.44% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$218,100

10.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

22,554

2% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Fairfield, OH had a population of 44.6k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $70,166. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fairfield, OH declined from 44,602 to 44,597, a −0.0112% decrease and its median household income grew from $67,182 to $70,166, a 4.44% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fairfield, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (58.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.34%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.45%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.94%).

None of the households in Fairfield, OH 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.

90.8% of the residents in Fairfield, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fairfield, OH are Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy (53 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Fairfield, OH was $218,100, and the homeownership rate was 61.4%.

Most people in Fairfield, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfield, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fairfield, OH is home to a population of 44.6k people, from which 90.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.9% of Fairfield, OH residents were born outside of the country (6.18k people).

In 2023, there were 3.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26k people) in Fairfield, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.21k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.28k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.8%

2023 Citizenship

92.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.8% of Fairfield, OH residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Fairfield, OH was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairfield, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairfield, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
26k ± 1.46k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.21k ± 1.24k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.28k ± 935

9.51%

Hispanic Population

4.24k people

9.51% of the people in Fairfield, OH are hispanic (4.24k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fairfield, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
65,962 ± 6,288 people
Mexico
43,233 ± 5,095 people
China
34,193 ± 4,533 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 65,962 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 43,233 and China with 34,193.

Foreign-Born Population

13.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.18k people

11.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.19k people

As of 2023, 13.9% of Fairfield, OH residents (6.18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairfield, OH was 11.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairfield, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
697 ± 144
Gulf War (2001-)
327 ± 166
Gulf War (1990s)
327 ± 121

Fairfield, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fairfield, OH employs 22.6k people. The largest industries in Fairfield, OH are Manufacturing (4,131 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,758 people), and Retail Trade (2,907 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($111,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,987), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($63,906).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,975. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

22.6k

2023 Value

± 1,382

−2%

1 Year decline

± 8.58%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fairfield, OH declined at a rate of −2%, from 23k employees to 22.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairfield, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,905 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,115 people), and Production Occupations (2,064 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairfield, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

22.6k

2023 Value

± 1,382

−2%

1 Year decline

± 8.58%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fairfield, OH declined at a rate of −2%, from 23k employees to 22.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairfield, OH, are Manufacturing (4,131 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,758 people), and Retail Trade (2,907 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairfield, OH, though some of these residents may live in Fairfield, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,447

Median earning men ± $3,601

$43,929

Median earning women ± $4,602

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($111,250), Wholesale Trade ($62,159), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,825), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,194), and Wholesale Trade ($62,764).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. 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 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fairfield, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

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 Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Fairfield, OH awarded 53 degrees. The student population of Fairfield, OH in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 7 male students and 95 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fairfield, OH are Black or African American (26 and 49.1%), followed by Asian (14 and 26.4%), White (13 and 24.5%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Fairfield, OH by number of degrees awarded are Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy (53 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fairfield, OH are Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts (39 and 73.6%) and General Cosmetology (14 and 26.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 102 students enrolled in Fairfield, OH, 6.86% men and 93.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 39 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

14 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Fairfield, OH was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Fairfield, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

53 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy with 53 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fairfield, OH, which is 0 times less than the 53 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 26 degrees mean that there were 1.86 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 14 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairfield, OH was $218,100 in 2023, which is 0.719 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $196,600 to $218,100, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairfield, OH is 61.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fairfield, OH have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairfield, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fairfield, OH is $70,166. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Fairfield, OH was Census Tract 110.03 with a value of $110,660, followed by Census Tract 109.03 and Census Tract 109.10, with respective values of $98,875 and $86,811.

Housing

Property

$218,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,412

$11,229

Median Property Taxes

±$784

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fairfield, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairfield, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.4%

Homeownership

2023

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 61.4% of the housing units in Fairfield, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairfield, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 110.03
Census Tract 109.03
Census Tract 109.10

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fairfield, OH was Census Tract 110.03 with a value of $110,660, followed by Census Tract 109.03 and Census Tract 109.10, with respective values of $98,875 and $86,811.

The following map shows all of the places in Fairfield, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,166

Median Household Income

± $5,188

18.3k

Number of Households

± 1,193

In 2023, the median household income of the 18.3k households in Fairfield, OH grew to $70,166 from the previous year's value of $67,182.

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield, OH 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairfield, OH is from Ohio.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.2%)
Worked At Home (8.8%)
Carpooled (8.41%)

In 2023, 80.2% of workers in Fairfield, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairfield, OH have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.31% of the workforce in Fairfield, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairfield, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairfield, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairfield, OH (4k out of 44k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairfield, OH is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.4% of the population of Fairfield, OH has health coverage, with 53.2% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 9.36% on non-group plans, and 0.758% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Butler County, OH see 1845 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.15% increase from the previous year (1824 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1932 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 367 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,845 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Butler County, OH

Primary care physicians in Butler County, OH see an average of 1,845 patients per year. This represents a 1.15% increase from the previous year (1,824 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Butler County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.6%

Uninsured

53.2%

Employer Coverage

15.9%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

9.36%

Non-Group

0.758%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairfield, OH grew by 9.78% from 7.83% to 8.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fairfield, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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