Fairfax

Population: 1,654
Median household income: $50,326
Median home value: $277,800

Located in Kern County, California, Fairfax is a community with a population of 1,654. At $50,326, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

From 2020 to 2023, Fairfax's population declined 7.0% from 1,778 to 1,654, while its median home value fell 8.6% from $303,800 to $277,800.

The median resident is 32.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,654
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,326
Median home value: $277,800
Median gross rent: $1,359
Housing units: 503
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7781,654

Median household income

$68,047$50,326

Median home value

$303,800$277,800

Median gross rent

$938$1,359

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,778	$68,047	$303,800	$938
2021	1,986	—	$316,600	$1,333
2022	1,776	$51,179	$244,600	$1,507
2023	1,654	$50,326	$277,800	$1,359

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1728.4%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 743.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	4.8%
5 to 17	469	28.4%
18 to 24	166	10.0%
25 to 34	164	9.9%
35 to 44	237	14.3%
45 to 54	217	13.1%
55 to 64	171	10.3%
65 to 74	53	3.2%
75 and over	98	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	425	25.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,226	74.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma50.3%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	473	50.3%
High school graduate	214	22.8%
Some college or associate's	195	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	58	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone97.4%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	557	97.4%
Carpooled	15	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	7.2%
15 to 29 min	417	72.9%
30 to 44 min	29	5.1%
45 to 59 min	14	2.4%
60+ min	71	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.50
Poverty rate: 27.2% (436 of 1,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	361	76.5%
Nonfamily households	111	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	472	93.8%
Vacant	31	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	65.7%
Renter-occupied	162	34.3%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	457	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0623158
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3469, -118.9338