Moving to Fairfield, Iowa

About Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield

Fairfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of 9,416 people, according to the 2020 census. The median family income is $46,138, with 10% of families below the poverty line.

It became the county seat in 1839 with 110 residents and grew to 650 by 1847. Its library was established in 1853, and it held its first fair in 1854. Early architecture in Fairfield includes work by George Franklin Barber and Barry Byrne.

Gender
Gender Fairfield Iowa Country
Female 51.6% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.013%6%10%13%16%17%11%9%2%4%$50K to $75K16.6%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Fairfield Iowa Country
Less than $10,000 12.5% 5.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.9% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.8% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.4% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.7% 14.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.1% 15.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.8% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.4% 5% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%3%19%16%11%28%16%3%2%Bachelor Degree28%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Fairfield Iowa Country
< 9th Grade 2% 1% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 19% 31% 27.0%
Other College 16% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 28% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 16% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Fairfield Iowa  Country
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Education
 Fairfield Iowa  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.073%4%0%15%5%0%3%0%White73%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Fairfield Iowa Country
White 73% 85% 60.1%
African American 3.7% 3.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 14.9% 2.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.8% 6.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Fairfield Iowa  Country
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