Fairfax, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,208 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,208 (14 farm, 1,194 nonfarm))

Fairfax, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 592 (533 occupied: 431 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

Housing density: 460 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $378 (lower quartile is $241, upper quartile is $537)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $446

Median gross rent in Fairfax, MN in 2007: $492

Housing units in Fairfax with a mortgage: 193 (24 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 204

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,199 (it was $49,000 in 2000)

Fairfax:	$95,199
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,023 - $144,722

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $104,774
Here: $104,774
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,580
Here: $114,580
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $84,549
Here: $84,549
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,592
Here: $29,592
State: $204,358

Mobile homes: $20,000
Here: $20,000
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,239

In family households: 1,014 (275 male householders, 54 female householders)
281 spouses, 364 children (329 natural, 15 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 225 (85 male householders (75 living alone)), 124 female householders (120 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 62 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 167 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 195 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

248 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (10 men, 56 women).

89.4% of residents of Fairfax speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 33 (2.5%)
(36.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 40 5 rooms: 87 6 rooms: 107 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 60 9 or more rooms: 56

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Minnesota:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 12 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 87
1960 to 1969: 62
1950 to 1959: 115
1940 to 1949: 75
1939 or earlier: 183

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 101 3 bedrooms: 201 4 bedrooms: 96 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 35 3 bedrooms: 27 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 129 2 vehicles: 223 3 vehicles: 48 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 49 2 vehicles: 19 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fairfax, MN:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 35
$70,000 to $79,999: 33
$80,000 to $89,999: 32
$90,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 60
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $174,999: 35
$175,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 to $249,999: 7
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fairfax rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairfax:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 0

Fairfax, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.4%
Number of people working at home: 23 (4.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 106
5 to 9 minutes: 112
10 to 14 minutes: 59
15 to 19 minutes: 25
20 to 24 minutes: 60
25 to 29 minutes: 45
30 to 34 minutes: 67
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 11
45 to 59 minutes: 17
60 to 89 minutes: 17
90 or more minutes: 15

Fairfax mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 400 (70%)
Carpooled: 113 (20%)
Walked: 31 (5%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 23 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 67
$10,000 to $14,999: 51
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 51
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 39
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $44,999: 52
$45,000 to $49,999: 24
$50,000 to $59,999: 47
$60,000 to $74,999: 49
$75,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

German: 645

Norwegian: 147

Other groups: 109

Irish: 30

Swedish: 26

United States or American: 26

French (except Basque): 20

Finnish: 17

English: 16

Czech: 8

Danish: 6

Scottish: 6

Hungarian: 5

Dutch: 4

Austrian: 2

Belgian: 2

Italian: 2

Polish: 2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Dutch West Indian: 2

French Canadian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (79%)
Guatemala (15%)
Chile (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1091
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 102
South: 21
West: 40

62% of Fairfax residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 178
Less than 1 year of college: 23
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
Associate degree: 11
Bachelor's degree: 28
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 76
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 65
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 40
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 21.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 22.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,479
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,984
Some other race householders: $65,945
Two or more races householders: $61,496
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,646

Fairfax household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairfax household income for Some other race householders

Fairfax household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fairfax marital status for males

Fairfax marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,889
Some other race householders: $111,592
Two or more races householders: $135,647
Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,944

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 488
One, attached: 4
Two: 9
3 or 4: 11
5 to 9: 12
10 to 19: 23
20 to 49: 31
Mobile homes: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,022

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairfax:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Utility gas (37%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (36%) Utility gas (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	21.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	5.6%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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