Fairfax

Population: 7,523
Median household income: $131,875
Median home value: $1,121,500

Fairfax, a community in Marin County, California, has 7,523 residents. The median household income of $131,875 is below the Marin County median ($142,785).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfax's population held roughly steady from 7,578 to 7,523, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $849,800 to $1,121,500.

The median gross rent is $2,281. 65.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,523
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $131,875
Median home value: $1,121,500
Median gross rent: $2,281
Housing units: 3,359
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5787,523

Median household income

$104,122$131,875

Median home value

$849,800$1,121,500

Median gross rent

$1,887$2,281

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,578	$104,122	$849,800	$1,887
2020	7,629	$106,474	$858,500	$1,956
2021	7,605	$111,290	$905,300	$2,125
2022	7,567	$126,034	$1,006,100	$2,293
2023	7,523	$131,875	$1,121,500	$2,281

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	377	5.0%
5 to 17	898	11.9%
18 to 24	429	5.7%
25 to 34	783	10.4%
35 to 44	890	11.8%
45 to 54	1,474	19.6%
55 to 64	1,083	14.4%
65 to 74	1,031	13.7%
75 and over	558	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,072	80.7%
Black or African American	83	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	225	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	141	1.9%
Some other race	52	0.7%
Two or more races	320	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	624	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree39.3%

Graduate or professional degree26.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	198	3.4%
High school graduate	444	7.6%
Some college or associate's	1,365	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,286	39.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,526	26.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone46.9%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit2.5%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle5.1%

Worked from home36.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,896	46.9%
Carpooled	171	4.2%
Public transit	102	2.5%
Walked	193	4.8%
Bicycle	207	5.1%
Worked from home	1,458	36.1%
Other means	13	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	564	21.8%
15 to 29 min	898	34.8%
30 to 44 min	461	17.9%
45 to 59 min	202	7.8%
60+ min	457	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 11.5% (860 of 7,503)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,796	56.4%
Nonfamily households	1,389	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,185	94.8%
Vacant	174	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,031	63.8%
Renter-occupied	1,154	36.2%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,240	66.7%
1-unit, attached	305	9.1%
2 to 4 units	385	11.5%
5 to 19 units	201	6.0%
20 or more units	222	6.6%
Mobile home & other	6	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0623168
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9885, -122.5952