Fairfield, AL Demographic Data
Fairfield, AL Summary
Fairfield is located in Jefferson County in Alabama
- Population: 11,135
- Area: 3.47 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 3,208.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 667.98 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfield, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,337
58%
50.8
Male
4,600
42%
49.2
Total Population
10,937
323,128,000
Fairfield, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
971
8.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
432
3.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
549
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
837
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,042
9.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,374
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,181
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,160
10.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
816
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
931
8.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
956
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
465
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
223
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,657
79.2%
77.2
Female
5,069
58.6%
51.3
Male
3,588
41.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,881
72.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,289
20.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,644
15.0%
15.2
Female
1,103
67.1%
55.8
Male
541
32.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Fairfield, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,702
97.9%
96.8
White
637
5.8%
72.6
Black or African American
9,840
90.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.2%
0.8
Asian
7
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
7
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
194
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
235
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
210
1.9%
17.8
Mexican
190
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,727
98.1%
82.2
Fairfield, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
207
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
721
10.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,190
30.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,100
29.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
727
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
824
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
337
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
928
13.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,178
86.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,161
16.3%
31.2
Fairfield, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,748
41.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,493
27.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,300
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
476
5.3%
2.0
Widowed
968
10.8
5.8%
Fairfield, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,725
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
241
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
211
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.1%
1.1%
Fairfield, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
594
13.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
686
15.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
524
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
494
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
831
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
611
13.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
258
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
281
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
84
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
29
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
32,723
57,617
Per capita income
18,269
31,128
Fairfield, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
18
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
367
8.8%
9.8
Construction
148
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,290
30.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
281
6.7%
6.6
Information
46
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
429
10.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
194
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
513
12.2%
11.4
Public administration
203
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
331
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
310
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
59
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
279
6.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,018
24.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
770
18.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,174
28.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
948
22.6%
18.1%
Fairfield, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,072
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,510
86.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
237
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
43
1.1%
5.1
Walked
110
2.7%
2.7
Other means
95
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
77
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.4
26.6
Fairfield, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
645
14.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,616
36.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,374
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
757
17.2%
21.0
Fairfield, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,392
82.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,582
58.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,810
41.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
946
17.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Fairfield, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,338
1 room
3
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
31
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
295
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,214
22.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,414
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
754
14.1%
17.8
7 rooms
799
15.0%
12.0
8 rooms
466
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
362
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fairfield, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,338
1-unit, detached
3,854
72.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
49
0.9%
5.9
2-units
469
8.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
150
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
189
3.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
366
6.9%
4.4
20 or more units
261
4.9%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairfield, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
734
13.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
448
8.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,054
19.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
905
17.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
848
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
679
12.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
412
7.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
169
3.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
89
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairfield, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,374
54.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
43
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,923
43.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
52
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fairfield, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,554
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
48
3.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
56
3.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
126
8.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
480
30.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
844
54.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
545
35.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
166
10.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
108
6.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
127
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
608
39.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,736
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
50
2.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
99
5.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
545
31.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,034
59.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
74
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
697
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
82
4.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
211
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
292
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
179
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
191
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
726
43.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
129
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,582
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
438
17.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,027
39.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
572
22.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
459
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
76
2.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
10
0.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,100
205,000
