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Alabama·Jefferson County
4 tracts·12K people·$129K median·3,489/mi²
Black 91 · White 7 · Multiracial 2 · Hispanic 0 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 43 · Other 37 · Married couple 21
Manufacturing 33 · Retail 30 · Health 18 · Leisure 9 · Professional 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Service 34 · Management · business · science · arts 26 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 42 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fairfield is $129,300 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Fairfield has 9,728 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.3; the population is 90.8% Black, 6.6% White, 2.2% Multiracial, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 25.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 32.4% (Census ACS).
Glen Oaks Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (30%); C J Donald Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (15%); Fairfield High Preparatory School is the high school with reported scores (4%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,008/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fairfield is $48,456 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fairfield, median rent is $1,008/month and the median home value is $129,300 (Census ACS).
Fairfield reported 0.1 violent crimes and 0.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairfield are lightning (74), tornado (73) and cold wave (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Fairfield scores 9.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).