Fairfax city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,814 ( 691 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population density: 938.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,524	89.69%	24.8%
Black:	26	0.92%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	9	0.32%	62.5%
2+ races:	108	3.84%	535.3%
Hispanic:	147	5.22%	406.9%

Total non-White:	290	10.31%	190.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	501	28.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	190	10.8

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
2,123
2,023	95.29%
26	1.22%
4	0.19%
24	1.13%
17	0.80%
29	1.37%
100	4.71%

2000
903
861	95.35%
5	0.55%
0	0.00%
6	0.66%
23	2.55%
8	0.89%
42	4.65%

1990
783
780	99.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.26%
n/a
1	0.13%
3	0.38%

1980
693
689	99.42%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.58%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.58%

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

1,162	128.7
58	6.4

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

81	10.3
39	5.0

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

91	13.1
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfax 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
38.2
806	28.6%
2,008	71.4%
304	10.8%

985
2.86

801	81.3%
744	92.9%
34	4.2%
184	18.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
613	28.9%
1,510	71.1%
208	9.8%

782
2.71

608	77.7%
512	84.2%
47	7.7%
174	22.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.8
306	33.9%
597	66.1%
102	11.3%

305
2.96

264	86.6%
217	82.2%
21	8.0%
41	13.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
246	31.4%
537	68.6%
95	12.1%

277
2.83

225	81.2%
188	83.6%
14	6.2%
52	18.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
215	31.0%
478	69.0%
59	8.5%

238
2.91

189	79.4%
174	92.1%
7	3.7%
49	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfax city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	0.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	31	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	61	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	131	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	124	12.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	112	11.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	194	19.7%
$200,000 or more	177	18.0%

Median Household Income	118,750
Per Capita Income	46,882

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	0.7%
Public Assistance	8	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	31	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,497	89.3%
Unemployed	47	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,544	92.1%
Not in Labor Force	133	7.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		10.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	665	363	64.7%
Non-Profit	26	141	15.6%
Self-Employed	68	25	73.1%

Local Government	59	141	29.5%
State Government	20	67	23.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	733	388	65.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	349	23.1%
Total	838	737	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	255	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	390	24.8%
Professional, Technical	469	29.8%
Service Occupations	123	7.8%
All others	338	21.5%

White Collar		70.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	269	17.1%
Educational services	229	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	194	12.3%
Finance and insurance	172	10.9%
Information	116	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	82	5.2%
Construction	72	4.6%
Retail trade	71	4.5%
Other services	58	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	55	3.5%
Utilities	44	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	2.7%
Public administration	42	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	32	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	1.5%
Wholesale trade	24	1.5%
Accommodation and food services	23	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	21	1.3%
Management	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	95	3.38%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	12	0.43%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	12	0.43%
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	40	1.42%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	40	1.42%
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	%
Cambodian	6	0.21%
Thai	3	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,448	94.7%
Other Asian	55	2.1%
Spanish	46	1.8%
Tagalog	14	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.5%
Other Indo-European	10	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	829	29.5%
Irish	427	15.2%
American	307	10.9%
Czech	287	10.2%
English	210	7.5%
Norwegian	105	3.7%
Polish	69	2.5%
Dutch	66	2.3%
Italian	41	1.5%
Scottish	39	1.4%
French	36	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	35	1.2%
British	31	1.1%
Danish	26	0.9%
Other Subsaharan African	26	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,793	99.3%
Not a citizen	21	0.7%

Native	2,765	98.3%
Foreign-born	49	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	20	1.1%	469	25.4%	665	36.0%	486	26.3%	207	11.2%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	20	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	469	25.4%
Some College	665	36.0%
Bach. Degree	486	26.3%
Grad Degree	207	11.2%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +105	D +133	D + 9.0%
D +238
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Joe Biden (D)	902	49.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	892	48.6%	42	2.3%	1,836	-5	2	0.11%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	787	50.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	664	42.5%	113	7.2%	1,564	-1	4	0.10%

2020 President, Fairfax city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

902

49.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

892

48.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,836

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Fairfax city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

664

42.5%

Donald Trump (R)

787

50.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

1,564

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfax city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	85%	Joni Ernst* (R)	898	49.2%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	881	48.3%	45 [+]	2.5%	1,824	-3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 34 (1.9%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 10 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	68%	Fred Hubbell (D)	678	49.3%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	663	48.3%	33 [+]	2.4%	1,374	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 28 (2.0%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 5 (0.4%);
2016	S3	81%	Charles Grassley* (R)	988	64.6%	Patty Judge (D)	490	32.0%	51 [+]	3.3%	1,529	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 39 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.8%);
2014	S2	58%	Joni Ernst (R)	551	53.8%	Bruce Braley (D)	437	42.6%	37 [+]	3.6%	1,025	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 27 (2.6%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%); Bob Quast (I) 2 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%); Ruth Smith (I) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	58%	Terry Branstad* (R)	603	59.1%	Jack Hatch (D)	395	38.7%	23 [+]	2.3%	1,021	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 11 (1.1%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 7 (0.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (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	1,020
Median Value	$267,900

Occupied	985	96.6%
Vacant	35	3.4%

Owned	899	91.3%
Rented	86	8.7%
Median Rent	$1,461

Single-Family Units	960	94.1%
Detached	731	71.7%
Attached	229	22.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	1.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Fairfax city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfax city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Fairfax city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfax city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfax city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfax city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfax city, IA