Fairfield, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fairfield, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Fairfield Apartments for Rent Total population: 103,683 (Urban population: 102,176 (92,471 inside urbanized areas, 9,704 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,507 (6 farm, 1,501 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 700,000 registered users: Job offer in Fairfield. Where do I live?  (14 replies) Which areas are the most dangerous in Fairfield?  (7 replies) Best cities to live near Fairfield???  (17 replies) Fairfield CA and thereabouts  (3 replies) Which areas are the most dangerous in Fairfield?  (4 replies) Need Advice on Fairfield, CA  (3 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $969 (lower quartile is $806, upper quartile is $1,349) 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 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $493,500 (it was $170,600 in 2000) Fairfield:   $493,500 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $385,800 - $649,000 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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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairfield: Less than $100: 62 people $100 to $149: 36 $150 to $199: 56 $200 to $249: 139 $250 to $299: 109 $300 to $349: 36 $350 to $399: 51 $400 to $449: 81 $450 to $499: 105 $500 to $549: 119 $550 to $599: 92 $600 to $649: 152 $650 to $699: 249 $700 to $749: 580 $750 to $799: 566 $800 to $899: 1,499 $900 to $999: 1,410 $1,000 to $1,249: 2,615 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,082 $1,500 to $1,999: 604 $2,000 or more: 321 No cash rent: 2,328

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 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $75,290
• Black householders: $54,460
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $62,029
• Asian householders: $80,650
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $79,672
• Some other race householders: $44,833
• Two or more races householders: $90,187
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,377

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $510,567
• Black or African American householders: $498,417
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $426,677
• Asian householders: $567,843
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $482,796
• Some other race householders: $449,819
• Two or more races householders: $476,722
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $459,076

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: $65,274

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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