Fairfield, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fairfield, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 96,168 (Urban population: 94,770 (85,769 inside urbanized areas, 9,001 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,398 (6 farm, 1,392 nonfarm)) Houses: 31,867 (30,972 occupied: 18,463 owner occupied, 12,509 renter occupied) % of renters here:   40% State:   43% Housing density: 846 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fairfield, California on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: My fellow Californians..Are you struggling with the possibility of leaving?  (280 replies) Commute from Walnut Creek to Fairfield???  (11 replies) What's up with Fairfield?  (10 replies) Moving from the midwest to the Fairfield area... ADVICE PLEASE!  (1 reply) Fairfield/Vacaville  (1 reply) Moving from London to Fairfield CA in 2012??  (13 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $450,700 (lower quartile is $342,400, upper quartile is $590,500) Median contract rent in 2005: $1,010 (lower quartile is $817, upper quartile is $1,287) Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 14,312 (2,957 second mortgage, 1,307 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,574 Median year house/condo built: 1984 Median year apartment built: 1977 Household type by relationship Households: 91,940 In family households: 83,199 (18,260 male householders, 5,927 female householders) 18,601 spouses, 31,414 children (29,100 natural, 563 adopted, 1,751 stepchildren), 2,111 grandchildren, 1,110 brothers or sisters, 817 parents, 2,130 other relatives, 2,829 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,741 (3,057 male householders (2,219 living alone)), 3,715 female householders (3,079 living alone)), 1,969 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4,228 (1,920 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 7,956 2-persons, 5,686 3-persons, 5,557 4-persons, 2,934 5-persons, 1,266 6-persons, 788 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 5,298 1-person, 1,194 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 17 6-persons. 18,800 married couples with children. 6,296 single-parent households (1,536 men, 4,760 women). 75.6% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home. 12.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 7.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 15,647 (16.3%) (50.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fairfield, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 13 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 9 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 13 $35,000 to $39,999: 15 $40,000 to $49,999: 6 $50,000 to $59,999: 52 $60,000 to $69,999: 100 $70,000 to $79,999: 42 $80,000 to $89,999: 100 $90,000 to $99,999: 407 $100,000 to $124,999: 1698 $125,000 to $149,999: 3181 $150,000 to $174,999: 2841 $175,000 to $199,999: 2147 $200,000 to $249,999: 2865 $250,000 to $299,999: 1636 $300,000 to $399,999: 1373 $400,000 to $499,999: 249 $500,000 to $749,999: 124 $750,000 to $999,999: 4 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fairfield: Less than $100: 88 $100 to $149: 79 $150 to $199: 227 $200 to $249: 51 $250 to $299: 72 $300 to $349: 144 $350 to $399: 169 $400 to $449: 123 $450 to $499: 346 $500 to $549: 826 $550 to $599: 792 $600 to $649: 1242 $650 to $699: 1058 $700 to $749: 722 $750 to $799: 891 $800 to $899: 1349 $900 to $999: 811 $1,000 to $1,249: 719 $1,250 to $1,499: 145 $1,500 to $1,999: 85 $2,000 or more: 201 No cash rent: 2328

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,145 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1165 5 to 9 minutes: 5675 10 to 14 minutes: 7464 15 to 19 minutes: 5305 20 to 24 minutes: 3942 25 to 29 minutes: 1601 30 to 34 minutes: 3720 35 to 39 minutes: 786 40 to 44 minutes: 1122 45 to 59 minutes: 4137 60 to 89 minutes: 4291 90 or more minutes: 2166

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 31,338 (74%) Carpooled: 7,714 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 565 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Subway or elevated: 122 (0%) Railroad: 23 (0%) Ferryboat: 59 (0%) Taxi: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 192 (0%) Bicycle: 205 (0%) Walked: 739 (2%) Other means: 388 (1%) Worked at home: 1,145 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1554 $10,000 to $14,999: 1339 $15,000 to $19,999: 1488 $20,000 to $24,999: 1773 $25,000 to $29,999: 1873 $30,000 to $34,999: 1849 $35,000 to $39,999: 1638 $40,000 to $44,999: 1780 $45,000 to $49,999: 1628 $50,000 to $59,999: 3121 $60,000 to $74,999: 3806 $75,000 to $99,999: 4564 $100,000 to $124,999: 2236 $125,000 to $149,999: 1058 $150,000 to $199,999: 779 $200,000 or more: 473

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 43392
• German: 7016
• Irish: 5067
• English: 4722
• United States or American: 3864
• Italian: 3762
• French (except Basque): 1671
• Norwegian: 1144
• Scottish: 1063
• Scotch-Irish: 962
• Subsaharan African:: 917
• European: 867
• Portuguese: 824
• African: 814
• Polish: 809
• Swedish: 680
• French Canadian: 663
• Dutch: 652
• Arab:: 433
• British: 346
• Russian: 295
• Greek: 286
• Welsh: 245
• Danish: 223
• Canadian: 214
• Hungarian: 201
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 164
• Czech: 151
• Czechoslovakian: 146
• Ukrainian: 134
• Palestinian: 130
• Finnish: 130
• Lithuanian: 126
• Arab/Arabic: 115
• Scandinavian: 114
• Jamaican: 109
• Jordanian: 103
• Iranian: 89
• Yugoslavian: 60
• Austrian: 58
• Croatian: 56
• Basque: 55
• Other Arab: 55
• Northern European: 53
• Armenian: 47
• Pennsylvania German: 45
• Ethiopian: 45
• Belgian: 43
• Acadian/Cajun: 42
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 41
• Swiss: 38
• German Russian: 38
• Cape Verdean: 34
• Romanian: 33
• Serbian: 32
• Slovak: 28
• Turkish: 26
• Afghan: 26
• West Indian: 26
• Celtic: 25
• Estonian: 20
• Nigerian: 18
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 16
• Haitian: 13
• Maltese: 13
• Syrian: 11
• Lebanese: 11
• Latvian: 10
• Israeli: 8
• Slovene: 8
• Egyptian: 8
• Eastern European: 7
• Icelander: 6
• Guyanese: 6
• Other Subsaharan African: 6

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

• This state: 46775
• Northeast: 5025
• Midwest: 8560
• South: 10706
• West: 6470

47% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 585
• Nursery to 4th grade: 160
• 5th and 6th grade: 350
• 7th and 8th grade: 503
• 9th grade: 438
• 10th grade: 450
• 11th grade: 431
• 12th grade, no diploma: 918
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,482
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,620
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,290
• Associate degree: 2,331
• Bachelor's degree: 3,788
• Master's degree: 1,302
• Professional school degree: 433
• Doctorate degree: 120

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 523
• Nursery to 4th grade: 239
• 5th and 6th grade: 442
• 7th and 8th grade: 497
• 9th grade: 410
• 10th grade: 504
• 11th grade: 574
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,427
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,408
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,202
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,656
• Associate degree: 2,548
• Bachelor's degree: 4,310
• Master's degree: 1,100
• Professional school degree: 368
• Doctorate degree: 103

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,793
• Black householders: $47,081
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,622
• Asian householders: $54,955
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $56,875
• Some other race householders: $44,142
• Two or more races householders: $47,648
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $42,074

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,500
• Black or African American householders: $172,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $147,500
• Asian householders: $196,300
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $166,900
• Some other race householders: $155,500
• Two or more races householders: $164,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $158,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,336
• One, attached: 2,164
• Two: 410
• 3 or 4: 1,750
• 5 to 9: 1,800
• 10 to 19: 974
• 20 to 49: 849
• 50 or more: 1,668
• Mobile homes: 898
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,500

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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