Fairfield city, IA

Jefferson County, IA

2022 population: 9,474 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.6 square miles
Population density: 1432.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,145	75.42%	14.6%
Black:	748	7.90%	325.0%
Indian:	6	0.06%	62.5%
Asian:	824	8.70%	123.3%
2+ races:	298	3.15%	75.3%
Hispanic:	432	4.56%	25.6%

Total non-White:	2,329	24.58%	112.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,225	-15.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,235	15.8

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
9,464
8,370	88.44%
176	1.86%
16	0.17%
369	3.90%
170	1.80%
344	3.63%
1,094	11.56%

2000
9,495
8,924	93.99%
182	1.92%
34	0.36%
68	0.72%
146	1.54%
141	1.48%
571	6.01%

1990
9,768
9,420	96.44%
104	1.06%
34	0.35%
90	0.92%
n/a
120	1.23%
348	3.56%

1980
9,428
9,110	96.63%
102	1.08%
34	0.36%
85	0.90%
n/a
90	0.95%
318	3.37%

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

-554	-5.8
523	5.5

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

-496	-5.1
223	2.3

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

310	3.3
30	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield city, IA

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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
43.0
1,417	15.0%
8,057	85.0%
2,406	25.4%

4,139
2.07

2,076	50.2%
1,417	68.3%
173	8.3%
2,063	49.8%

2010
Number	Percent
46.0
1,729	18.3%
7,735	81.7%
1,508	15.9%

4,201
2.09

2,218	52.8%
1,645	74.2%
257	11.6%
1,983	47.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.3
2,268	23.9%
7,227	76.1%
1,290	13.6%

4,062
2.21

2,381	58.6%
1,816	76.3%
307	12.9%
1,681	41.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
2,280	23.3%
7,488	76.7%
1,539	15.8%

3,846
2.28

2,339	60.8%
1,920	82.1%
226	9.7%
1,507	39.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
1,970	20.9%
7,458	79.1%
1,626	17.2%

3,312
2.40

2,231	67.4%
1,911	85.7%
143	6.4%
1,081	32.6%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	519	12.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	210	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	145	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	198	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	258	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	239	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	352	8.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	178	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	86	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	263	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	357	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	548	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	293	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	192	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	107	2.6%
$200,000 or more	194	4.7%

Median Household Income	44,277
Per Capita Income	38,109

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	321	7.8%
Public Assistance	194	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	944	22.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,525	65.8%
Unemployed	185	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,710	69.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,649	30.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,358	1,226	52.6%
Non-Profit	346	310	52.7%
Self-Employed	399	246	61.9%

Local Government	232	57	80.3%
State Government	89	76	53.9%
Federal Government	38	37	50.7%

Total Private + Self	1,757	1,472	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	705	480	59.5%
Total	2,462	1,952	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	886	20.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	593	13.4%
Professional, Technical	1,178	26.7%
Service Occupations	788	17.9%
All others	969	22.0%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	837	19.0%
Manufacturing	617	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	501	11.4%
Finance and insurance	399	9.0%
Retail trade	392	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	329	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	246	5.6%
Other services	229	5.2%
Construction	207	4.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	160	3.6%
Public administration	140	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	94	2.1%
Information	89	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	1.2%
Wholesale trade	50	1.1%
Management	38	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	33	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	180	1.90%
Puerto Rican	132	1.39%
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	87	0.92%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	82	0.87%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	5	0.05%

Other Hispanic	33	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	289	3.05%
Indian	215	2.27%
Mongolian	101	1.07%
Chinese	80	0.84%
Filipino	55	0.58%
Cambodian	16	0.17%
Indonesian	12	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,381	81.0%
Other	377	4.1%
Other Indo-European	370	4.1%
Vietnamese	289	3.2%
Spanish	228	2.5%
Other Asian	117	1.3%
Chinese	105	1.2%
German, other Germanic	76	0.8%
Arabic	63	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,366	14.4%
Irish	1,005	10.6%
English	889	9.4%
American	425	4.5%
Swedish	345	3.6%
Norwegian	282	3.0%
Ethiopian	255	2.7%
British	234	2.5%
European	230	2.4%
Italian	215	2.3%
Polish	211	2.2%
Scottish	182	1.9%
French	147	1.6%
Greek	117	1.2%
Dutch	94	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,181	86.4%
Not a citizen	1,293	13.6%

Native	7,869	83.1%
Foreign-born	1,605	16.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
169	2.3%	142	2.0%	1,329	18.3%	2,011	27.7%	1,998	27.5%	1,606	22.1%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	169	2.3%
9-12 Years	142	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,329	18.3%
Some College	2,011	27.7%
Bach. Degree	1,998	27.5%
Grad Degree	1,606	22.1%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +367	D +37	R + 3.3%
D +404
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	3,043	59.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,923	37.7%	131	2.6%	5,097	-15	-9	0.30%
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,639	56.4%	Donald Trump (R)	1,556	33.3%	480	10.3%	4,675	-18	-13	0.30%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,043

59.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,923

37.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

5,097

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Fairfield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,639

56.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,556

33.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

152

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

205

4.4%

Other

123

2.6%

TOTAL

4,675

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	67%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	3,149	62.9%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,694	33.9%	160 [+]	3.2%	5,003	-18	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 104 (2.1%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 50 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	G	54%	Fred Hubbell (D)	2,645	64.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,335	32.5%	125 [+]	3.0%	4,105	-18	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 86 (2.1%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 35 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2016	S3	60%	Patty Judge (D)	2,454	54.2%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,818	40.1%	259 [+]	5.7%	4,531	-20	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 183 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 76 (1.7%);
2014	S2	48%	Bruce Braley (D)	2,291	61.8%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,214	32.8%	201 [+]	5.4%	3,706	-19	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 82 (2.2%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 72 (1.9%); Ruth Smith (I) 28 (0.8%); Bob Quast (I) 12 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2014	G	48%	Jack Hatch (D)	2,059	55.6%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,457	39.3%	188 [+]	5.1%	3,704	-20	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 109 (2.9%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 41 (1.1%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 31 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);

*: 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	4,696
Median Value	$134,700

Occupied	4,139	88.1%
Vacant	557	11.9%

Owned	2,373	57.3%
Rented	1,766	42.7%
Median Rent	$835

Single-Family Units	3,139	66.8%
Detached	2,914	62.1%
Attached	225	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	452	9.6%
Mobile Homes	460	9.8%

Fairfield city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairfield city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield city, IA