Fairfield, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fairfield, Iowa main profile, Iowa, Iowa smaller cities, Iowa small towns, Iowa forum, All US cities. Total population: 9,495 (Urban population: 9,308 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 187 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 4,437 (4,061 occupied: 2,407 owner occupied, 1,654 renter occupied) % of renters here:   41% State:   28% Housing density: 773 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fairfield, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Anyone's been to Fairfield, IA?  (37 replies) So is it really as bad as some posters say?  (93 replies) advice from people who have been to florida  (28 replies) So You Are Thinking of Moving to Iowa  (48 replies) sigourney and Talleyrand Iowa Information  (7 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $59,000 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $312 Median gross rent in Fairfield, IA in 2000: $428 Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 1,257 (91 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 739 Household type by relationship Households: 8,995 In family households: 7,040 (1,825 male householders, 556 female householders) 1,832 spouses, 2,532 children (2,370 natural, 39 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 58 other relatives, 131 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,955 (764 male householders (633 living alone)), 917 female householders (820 living alone)), 274 nonrelatives In group quarters: 500 (105 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,131 2-persons, 516 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,453 1-person, 196 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 8 4-persons. 1,504 married couples with children. 624 single-parent households (132 men, 492 women). 93.7% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). 3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 514 (5.4%) (14.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fairfield, IA: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 16 $15,000 to $19,999: 12 $20,000 to $24,999: 31 $25,000 to $29,999: 57 $30,000 to $34,999: 105 $35,000 to $39,999: 26 $40,000 to $49,999: 154 $50,000 to $59,999: 251 $60,000 to $69,999: 266 $70,000 to $79,999: 216 $80,000 to $89,999: 179 $90,000 to $99,999: 139 $100,000 to $124,999: 179 $125,000 to $149,999: 133 $150,000 to $174,999: 47 $175,000 to $199,999: 35 $200,000 to $249,999: 79 $250,000 to $299,999: 25 $300,000 to $399,999: 36 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fairfield: Less than $100: 101 $100 to $149: 77 $150 to $199: 64 $200 to $249: 100 $250 to $299: 215 $300 to $349: 287 $350 to $399: 293 $400 to $449: 102 $450 to $499: 58 $500 to $549: 43 $550 to $599: 54 $600 to $649: 17 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 27 $750 to $799: 6 $800 to $899: 16 $900 to $999: 7 $1,000 to $1,249: 15 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 7 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 159

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.7%
Number of people working at home: 347 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 551 5 to 9 minutes: 2010 10 to 14 minutes: 1076 15 to 19 minutes: 196 20 to 24 minutes: 80 25 to 29 minutes: 61 30 to 34 minutes: 201 35 to 39 minutes: 39 40 to 44 minutes: 20 45 to 59 minutes: 92 60 to 89 minutes: 56 90 or more minutes: 28

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,468 (73%) Carpooled: 470 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 74 (2%) Walked: 374 (8%) Other means: 7 (0%) Worked at home: 347 (7%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 607 $10,000 to $14,999: 259 $15,000 to $19,999: 386 $20,000 to $24,999: 329 $25,000 to $29,999: 388 $30,000 to $34,999: 242 $35,000 to $39,999: 227 $40,000 to $44,999: 165 $45,000 to $49,999: 144 $50,000 to $59,999: 267 $60,000 to $74,999: 420 $75,000 to $99,999: 270 $100,000 to $124,999: 208 $125,000 to $149,999: 49 $150,000 to $199,999: 51 $200,000 or more: 50

First ancestries reported:

• German: 1373
• English: 899
• United States or American: 777
• Other groups: 628
• Irish: 604
• Italian: 279
• Swedish: 224
• Norwegian: 172
• Dutch: 170
• French (except Basque): 167
• Polish: 149
• Scotch-Irish: 121
• Russian: 117
• Scottish: 116
• French Canadian: 95
• European: 90
• Welsh: 82
• Canadian: 69
• Eastern European: 48
• Subsaharan African:: 42
• Greek: 31
• Swiss: 31
• Czech: 30
• Northern European: 29
• British: 28
• Kenyan: 26
• Ukrainian: 24
• Iranian: 19
• Hungarian: 19
• African: 16
• New Zealander: 16
• Maltese: 16
• Estonian: 15
• Danish: 12
• Austrian: 11
• Portuguese: 10
• Yugoslavian: 10
• Lithuanian: 9
• Turkish: 9
• Croatian: 8
• Finnish: 7
• Luxemburger: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 6
• Scandinavian: 5

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

• This state: 5455
• Northeast: 780
• Midwest: 1417
• South: 706
• West: 517

51% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 7
• Nursery to 4th grade: 7
• 5th and 6th grade: 29
• 7th and 8th grade: 93
• 9th grade: 30
• 10th grade: 55
• 11th grade: 88
• 12th grade, no diploma: 59
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 716
• Less than 1 year of college: 139
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 386
• Associate degree: 94
• Bachelor's degree: 580
• Master's degree: 452
• Professional school degree: 169
• Doctorate degree: 96

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 8
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 10
• 7th and 8th grade: 133
• 9th grade: 16
• 10th grade: 107
• 11th grade: 47
• 12th grade, no diploma: 65
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 813
• Less than 1 year of college: 270
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 432
• Associate degree: 202
• Bachelor's degree: 872
• Master's degree: 298
• Professional school degree: 21
• Doctorate degree: 9

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.4%
Unemployment rate for Black 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: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $31,560
• Black householders: $11,750
• Asian householders: $21,250
• Two or more races householders: $28,125
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $34,773

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,400
• Black or African American householders: $92,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,772
• One, attached: 54
• Two: 268
• 3 or 4: 361
• 5 to 9: 187
• 10 to 19: 83
• 20 to 49: 191
• Mobile homes: 521

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,700

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Iowa:	25.4%

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