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Fairfax, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $277,833 (it was $105,400 in 2000)
Fairfax:

$277,833
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $189,822 - $370,344

Total population: 2,409 (Urban population: 842, Rural population: 61 (3 farm, 58 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,034 (999 occupied: 905 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

9%
State:

28%

Housing density: 759 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $179,410.

Median gross rent in Fairfax, IA in 2022: $1,374

Housing units in Fairfax with a mortgage: 565 (79 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $128,451

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $130,445

Median monthly housing costs: $1,332

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Fairfax, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2008

Median year apartment built: 2013

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,810
  • Male householders: 400 (51 living alone), Female householders: 583 (101 living alone)
  • 727 spouses (727 opposite-sex spouses), 58 unmarried partners, (58 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 995 children (898 natural, 11 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 15 non-relatives

Size of family households: 405 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 160 1-person, 16 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

749 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (13 men, 49 women).

94.1% of residents of Fairfax speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 47 (1.7%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.6
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 872 bedrooms
  • 3003 bedrooms
  • 3734 bedrooms
  • 1465+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 121 bedroom
  • 212 bedrooms
  • 373 bedrooms
  • 164 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 23no vehicle
  • 1471 vehicle
  • 5422 vehicles
  • 1333 vehicles
  • 364 vehicles
  • 245+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5no vehicle
  • 121 vehicle
  • 372 vehicles
  • 323 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 183 rooms
  • 434 rooms
  • 995 rooms
  • 866 rooms
  • 2247 rooms
  • 1298 rooms
  • 3079+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 122 rooms
  • 33 rooms
  • 04 rooms
  • 145 rooms
  • 366 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 219+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fairfax, IA
  • Fairfax, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fairfax, IA in 2022
  • 16Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $19,999
  • 30$20,000 to $29,999
  • 49$30,000 to $39,999
  • 41$40,000 to $49,999
  • 57$50,000 to $59,999
  • 63$60,000 to $74,999
  • 129$75,000 to $99,999
  • 114$100,000 to $124,999
  • 113$125,000 to $149,999
  • 205$150,000 to $199,999
  • 165$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fairfax, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Fairfax, IA in 2022
  • 2$20,000 to $24,999
  • 18$80,000 to $89,999
  • 19$100,000 to $124,999
  • 40$125,000 to $149,999
  • 74$150,000 to $174,999
  • 83$175,000 to $199,999
  • 136$200,000 to $249,999
  • 128$250,000 to $299,999
  • 346$300,000 to $399,999
  • 64$400,000 to $499,999
  • 21$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fairfax, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fairfax, IA in 2022
  • 8$500 to $549
  • 5$700 to $749
  • 20$900 to $999
  • 15$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.2%
Number of people working at home: 325 (20.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 82
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 209
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 336
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 235
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 87
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 178
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 44
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 9
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 47
  • 90 or more minutes: 8
Drove car alone:
Fairfax:

100.0% (431)
Iowa:

85.3% (570,774)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 416 (58.9%)
  • Worked at home: 364 (51.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 3.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfax, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfax, Iowa
  • 262010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 41990 to 1999
  • 21980 to 1989
  • 21970 to 1979
  • 9Before 1970
Ancestries in Fairfax, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 324 (29.3%)
  • American: 268 (24.3%)
  • Irish: 147 (13.3%)
  • English: 105 (9.5%)
  • Czech: 74 (6.7%)
  • Norwegian: 37 (3.4%)
  • Dutch: 24 (2.2%)
  • Polish: 24 (2.2%)
  • European: 18 (1.6%)
  • Scottish: 11 (1.0%)
  • French: 8 (0.7%)
  • Danish: 6 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 5 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 5 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 4 (0.4%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 2 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Other Western Africa
Fairfax:

51.0% (25)
Iowa:

0.4% (631)

Ecuador
Fairfax:

20.4% (10)
Iowa:

0.2% (381)

Philippines
Fairfax:

12.2% (6)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

Guatemala
Fairfax:

8.2% (4)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,672)

Thailand
Fairfax:

6.1% (3)
Iowa:

2.0% (3,595)

Mexico
Fairfax:

6.1% (3)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

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

  • This state: 2,299
  • Other state: 474
  • Northeast: 55
  • Midwest: 299
  • South: 83
  • West: 35

93.8% of Fairfax residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84.1% lived in Iowa.


Fairfax:

93.8%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 259
  • Less than 1 year of college: 60
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 168
  • Associate degree: 92
  • Bachelor's degree: 286
  • Master's degree: 59
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 3
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 20
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 225
  • Less than 1 year of college: 25
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
  • Associate degree: 176
  • Bachelor's degree: 233
  • Master's degree: 124
  • Professional school degree: 10
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Females
Fairfax marital status for males
Fairfax marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 741
  • One, attached: 232
  • Two: 26
  • 3 or 4: 17
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • 10 to 19: 9

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fairfax
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fairfax, IA
  • 83.1%Utility gas
  • 14.8%Electricity
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fairfax, IA
  • 80.2%Utility gas
  • 19.8%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Here:

11.1%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:

6.2%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here:

31.7%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability