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Iowa·Jefferson County
3 tracts·2K people·$156K median·315/mi²
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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 $156,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Fairfield has 9,456 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 40.0; the population is 76.0% White, 11.7% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Black, 3.3% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 52.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Pence Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (64%); Fairfield Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (74%); Fairfield High School is the high school with reported scores (79%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $870/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fairfield is $51,311 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fairfield, median rent is $870/month and the median home value is $156,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fairfield reported 1.4 violent crimes and 8.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairfield are lightning (92), heat wave (89) and strong wind (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fairfield, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).