Fairfield town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,845 ( 218 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.3 square miles
Population density: 44.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,812	98.21%	14.0%
Black:	5	0.27%	28.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	2	0.11%	83.3%
Hispanic:	26	1.41%	73.3%

Total non-White:	33	1.79%	13.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	223	16.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-0.4

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
1,627
1,589	97.66%
7	0.43%
3	0.18%
1	0.06%
12	0.74%
15	0.92%
38	2.34%

2000
1,643
1,600	97.38%
0	0.00%
8	0.49%
2	0.12%
24	1.46%
9	0.55%
43	2.62%

1990
1,442
1,436	99.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.42%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.42%

1980
1,451
1,443	99.45%
0	0.00%
2	0.14%
4	0.28%
n/a
2	0.14%
8	0.55%

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

-11	-0.7
-5	-0.3

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

164	11.4
37	2.6

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

-7	-0.5
-2	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield town, NY

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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
32.3
628	34.0%
1,217	66.0%
264	14.3%

574
3.19

436	76.0%
359	82.3%
17	3.9%
138	24.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
393	24.2%
1,234	75.8%
236	14.5%

614
2.65

447	72.8%
358	80.1%
37	8.3%
167	27.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
445	27.1%
1,198	72.9%
221	13.5%

573
2.78

443	77.3%
370	83.5%
22	5.0%
130	22.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
455	31.6%
987	68.4%
177	12.3%

466
3.05

384	82.4%
336	87.5%
18	4.7%
82	17.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
515	35.5%
936	64.5%
141	9.7%

428
3.33

352	82.2%
323	91.8%
8	2.3%
76	17.8%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	90	15.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	86	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	81	14.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	3.1%
$200,000 or more	95	16.6%

Median Household Income	84,583
Per Capita Income	33,828

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	8.2%
Public Assistance	7	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	661	68.9%
Unemployed	53	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	714	74.5%
Not in Labor Force	245	25.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	242	163	59.8%
Non-Profit	52	79	39.7%
Self-Employed	52	46	53.1%

Local Government	31	33	48.4%
State Government	35	9	79.5%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	294	209	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	120	123	49.4%
Total	414	332	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	174	23.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	119	16.0%
Professional, Technical	164	22.0%
Service Occupations	80	10.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.7%
All others	209	28.0%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	131	17.6%
Construction	111	14.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	100	13.4%
Manufacturing	76	10.2%
Retail trade	76	10.2%
Finance and insurance	58	7.8%
Educational services	43	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	36	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	3.6%
Other services	20	2.7%
Public administration	19	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	14	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	10	1.3%
Information	9	1.2%
Wholesale trade	9	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	1.03%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	7	0.38%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	7	0.38%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,376	83.6%
German, other Germanic	237	14.4%
Spanish	15	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	442	24.0%
Irish	353	19.1%
Pennsylvania German	259	14.0%
Polish	202	10.9%
Italian	145	7.9%
English	119	6.4%
French	59	3.2%
Yugoslavian	53	2.9%
American	26	1.4%
Scottish	26	1.4%
Dutch	18	1.0%
Austrian	17	0.9%
Hungarian	13	0.7%
French Canadian	11	0.6%
Romanian	11	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,845	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,833	99.3%
Foreign-born	12	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
56	5.5%	65	6.3%	350	34.1%	354	34.5%	137	13.4%	63	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	56	5.5%
9-12 Years	65	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	350	34.1%
Some College	354	34.5%
Bach. Degree	137	13.4%
Grad Degree	63	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +58	R +27	D + 3.0%
D +31
2020 vs. 2012	R +209	R +274	R + 31.3%
D -65
2020 vs. 2008	R +213	R +324	R + 40.1%
D -111

2016 vs. 2008	R +155	R +297	R + 43.1%
D -142
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	594	75.9%	Joe Biden (D)	180	23.0%	9	1.1%	783	38	29	0.01%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	536	75.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	149	21.0%	24	3.4%	709	39	30	0.01%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	385	60.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	245	38.5%	7	1.1%	637	25	13	0.01%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	381	55.9%	Barack Obama (D)	291	42.7%	10	1.5%	682	20	10	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	411	60.7%	John Kerry (D)	253	37.4%	13	1.9%	677	21	10	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	372	57.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	244	37.5%	34	5.2%	650	22	9	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

180

23.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

594

75.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

783

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Fairfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

149

21.0%

Donald Trump (R)

536

75.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

709

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Fairfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

245

38.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

385

60.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

637

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Fairfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

291

42.7%

John McCain (R)

381

55.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

682

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Fairfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

411

60.7%

John Kerry (D)

253

37.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.9%

TOTAL

677

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Fairfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

372

57.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

244

37.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

650

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	39%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	364	66.1%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	187	33.9%	0	0.0%	551	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	40%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	447	78.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	95	16.7%	26 [+]	4.6%	568	43	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 14 (2.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 7 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.9%);
2016	S3	47%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	328	51.4%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	302	47.3%	8 [+]	1.3%	638	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 6 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	28%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	232	63.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	102	27.8%	33 [+]	9.0%	367	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 30 (8.2%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 2 (0.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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	656
Median Value	$156,000

Occupied	574	87.5%
Vacant	82	12.5%

Owned	541	94.3%
Rented	33	5.7%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	528	80.5%
Detached	521	79.4%
Attached	7	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	118	18.0%

Fairfield town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairfield town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield town, NY