Fairfax town, VT

Franklin County, VT

2022 population: 5,040 ( 755 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.7 square miles
Population density: 126.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,825	95.73%	16.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	43	0.85%	87.0%
2+ races:	91	1.81%	184.4%
Hispanic:	81	1.61%	42.1%

Total non-White:	215	4.27%	53.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	680	19.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	75	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,285
4,145	96.73%
15	0.35%
13	0.30%
23	0.54%
32	0.75%
57	1.33%
140	3.27%

2000
3,765
3,683	97.82%
40	1.06%
12	0.32%
0	0.00%
16	0.42%
14	0.37%
82	2.18%

1990
2,486
2,460	98.95%
5	0.20%
3	0.12%
5	0.20%
n/a
13	0.52%
26	1.05%

1980
1,805
1,799	99.67%
0	0.00%
4	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.11%
6	0.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

462	12.3
58	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,223	49.2
56	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

661	36.6
20	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfax town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.5
1,242	24.6%
3,798	75.4%
490	9.7%

1,924
2.62

1,339	69.6%
1,242	92.8%
42	3.1%
585	30.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
1,122	26.2%
3,163	73.8%
367	8.6%

1,591
2.69

1,226	77.1%
1,022	83.4%
90	7.3%
365	22.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.5
1,089	28.9%
2,676	71.1%
198	5.3%

1,223
2.88

972	79.5%
843	86.7%
49	5.0%
251	20.5%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
754	30.3%
1,732	69.7%
175	7.0%

860
2.89

706	82.1%
635	89.9%
37	5.2%
154	17.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
654	36.2%
1,151	63.8%
96	5.3%

543
3.32

453	83.4%
405	89.4%
26	5.7%
90	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfax town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	95	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	60	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	33	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	1.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	56	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	176	9.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	120	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	149	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	285	14.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	337	17.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	382	19.9%
$200,000 or more	103	5.4%

Median Household Income	107,500
Per Capita Income	41,817

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	0.9%
Public Assistance	21	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	98	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,831	85.6%
Unemployed	114	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,945	89.1%
Not in Labor Force	361	10.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	943	828	53.2%
Non-Profit	314	335	48.4%
Self-Employed	212	76	73.6%

Local Government	24	90	21.1%
State Government	17	35	32.7%
Federal Government	87	156	35.8%

Total Private + Self	1,155	904	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	442	616	41.8%
Total	1,597	1,520	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	765	24.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	636	20.4%
Professional, Technical	880	28.2%
Service Occupations	142	4.6%
All others	694	22.3%

White Collar		73.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	494	15.8%
Construction	371	11.9%
Educational services	335	10.7%
Retail trade	334	10.7%
Public administration	319	10.2%
Manufacturing	265	8.5%
Finance and insurance	206	6.6%
Other services	186	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	161	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	101	3.2%
Information	100	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	85	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	68	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	1.5%
Wholesale trade	44	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	24	0.48%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	57	1.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	43	0.85%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,706	99.2%
Spanish	24	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French Canadian	949	18.8%
English	855	17.0%
Irish	710	14.1%
German	585	11.6%
Italian	462	9.2%
French	461	9.1%
American	424	8.4%
European	338	6.7%
Polish	211	4.2%
Finnish	64	1.3%
Scottish	60	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	56	1.1%
Swedish	53	1.1%
Welsh	53	1.1%
Hungarian	42	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,040	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,997	99.1%
Foreign-born	43	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	76	2.2%	941	26.6%	791	22.4%	994	28.1%	731	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	76	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	941	26.6%
Some College	791	22.4%
Bach. Degree	994	28.1%
Grad Degree	731	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +282	D +303	D + 8.8%
D +585
2020 vs. 2012	R +403	R +30	R + 6.8%
D +373
2020 vs. 2008	R +403	R +93	R + 9.1%
D +310

2016 vs. 2008	R +121	R +396	R + 17.9%
D -275
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Joe Biden (D)	1,648	55.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,229	41.0%	119	4.0%	2,996	10	-6	0.82%
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,063	44.9%	Donald Trump (R)	947	40.0%	355	15.0%	2,365	10	-6	0.75%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,275	59.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	826	38.5%	44	2.1%	2,145	8	-9	0.72%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	1,338	60.4%	John McCain (R)	826	37.3%	52	2.3%	2,216	7	-8	0.68%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	1,062	54.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	849	43.3%	48	2.5%	1,959	5	-7	0.63%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	793	47.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	767	45.7%	120	7.1%	1,680	7	-1	0.57%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfax town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,648

55.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,229

41.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,996

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, Fairfax town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,063

44.9%

Donald Trump (R)

947

40.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

113

4.8%

Other

242

10.2%

TOTAL

2,365

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Fairfax town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,275

59.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

826

38.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,145

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -9

2008 President, Fairfax town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,338

60.4%

John McCain (R)

826

37.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

2,216

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Fairfax town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

849

43.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,062

54.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,959

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Fairfax town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

793

47.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

767

45.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,680

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfax town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Peter Welch (D)	1,396	58.6%	Gerald Malloy (R)	915	38.4%	73 [+]	3.1%	2,384	10	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dawn Ellis (I) 25 (1.0%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 11 (0.5%); Stephen Duke (I) 9 (0.4%); Cris Ericson (I) 9 (0.4%); Kerry Raheb (I) 8 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.3%); Mark Coester (I) 5 (0.2%);
2022	G	60%	Phil Scott* (R)	1,857	78.6%	Brenda Siegel (D)	386	16.3%	119 [+]	5.0%	2,362	8	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Peter Duval (I) 55 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 26 (1.1%); Kevin Hoyt (I) 25 (1.1%); Bernard Peters (I) 13 (0.6%);
2020	G	76%	Phil Scott* (R)	2,367	79.5%	David Zuckerman (D)	507	17.0%	103 [+]	3.5%	2,977	11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 103 (3.5%);
2018	S1	55%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	1,187	57.6%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	774	37.6%	100 [+]	4.9%	2,061	13	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 57 (2.8%); Russell Beste (I) 22 (1.1%); Brad Peacock (I) 21 (1.0%);
2018	G	55%	Phil Scott* (R)	1,363	65.5%	Christine Hallquist (D)	648	31.2%	69 [+]	3.3%	2,080	10	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 34 (1.6%); Trevor Barlow (I) 19 (0.9%); Charles Laramie (I) 16 (0.8%);
2016	S3	67%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	1,286	53.4%	Scott Milne (R)	1,023	42.5%	98 [+]	4.1%	2,407	9	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 46 (1.9%); Jerry Trudell (I) 37 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.6%);
2016	G	67%	Phil Scott (R)	1,571	65.3%	Sue Minter (D)	775	32.2%	60 [+]	2.5%	2,406	12	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 57 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	41%	Scott Milne (R)	751	53.3%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	507	36.0%	152 [+]	10.8%	1,410	8	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 103 (7.3%); Emily Peyton (I) 19 (1.3%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 9 (0.6%); Cris Ericson (I) 8 (0.6%); Bernard Peters (I) 7 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,975
Median Value	$337,300

Occupied	1,924	97.4%
Vacant	51	2.6%

Owned	1,581	82.2%
Rented	343	17.8%
Median Rent	$1,034

Single-Family Units	1,530	77.5%
Detached	1,390	70.4%
Attached	140	7.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	181	9.2%
Mobile Homes	128	6.5%

Fairfax town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfax town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Fairfax town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfax town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairfax town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfax town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfax town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfax town, VT