Fairfield

Population: 119,985
Median household income: $102,321
Median home value: $592,500

Fairfield is a community in Solano County, California, home to 119,985 residents. The median household income of $102,321 is in line with the Solano County median ($99,994).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfield's population grew 4.1% from 115,282 to 119,985, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $409,000 to $592,500.

68.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 119,985
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $102,321
Median home value: $592,500
Median gross rent: $2,191
Housing units: 39,608
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115,282119,985

Median household income

$84,557$102,321

Median home value

$409,000$592,500

Median gross rent

$1,615$2,191

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115,282	$84,557	$409,000	$1,615
2020	116,544	$86,204	$433,300	$1,734
2021	118,932	$92,625	$460,100	$1,883
2022	119,420	$98,857	$546,200	$2,047
2023	119,985	$102,321	$592,500	$2,191

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,668	6.4%
5 to 17	21,184	17.7%
18 to 24	11,468	9.6%
25 to 34	17,006	14.2%
35 to 44	16,831	14.0%
45 to 54	15,024	12.5%
55 to 64	13,360	11.1%
65 to 74	10,476	8.7%
75 and over	6,968	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,092	27.6%
Black or African American	17,988	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	277	0.2%
Asian	20,603	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,306	1.1%
Some other race	810	0.7%
Two or more races	7,774	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,135	31.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,274	12.9%
High school graduate	19,595	24.6%
Some college or associate's	28,534	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14,190	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7,072	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,488	72.9%
Carpooled	6,626	11.9%
Public transit	862	1.6%
Walked	828	1.5%
Bicycle	264	0.5%
Worked from home	5,844	10.5%
Other means	641	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,960	26.1%
15 to 29 min	14,929	30.0%
30 to 44 min	9,302	18.7%
45 to 59 min	3,957	8.0%
60+ min	8,561	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 10.5% (12,411 of 118,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,380	74.8%
Nonfamily households	9,575	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,955	95.8%
Vacant	1,653	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,830	60.2%
Renter-occupied	15,125	39.8%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,162	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2,408	6.1%
2 to 4 units	2,457	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3,647	9.2%
20 or more units	3,136	7.9%
Mobile home & other	798	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0623182
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 38.2621, -122.0324