Fairfield vs New Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Fairfield and New Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairfield and New Haven are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Haven has the higher population (798 vs 187 in Fairfield). Fairfield has the higher median household income ($88,073 vs $68,977 in New Haven). Since 2019, Fairfield's population has grown faster (+110.1% vs +18.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	New Haven
Population	187	798
Median age	59.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,073	$68,977
Median home value	—	$143,100
Median gross rent	—	$808
Housing units	123	379
Homeownership rate	89.4%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	New Haven
Population	89 → 187 (+110.1%)	676 → 798 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$75,839 → $88,073 (+16.1%)	$42,143 → $68,977 (+63.7%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $66,800 (-55.5%)	$102,100 → $143,100 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$651 → $808 (+24.1%)

Fairfield

Population

89187

Median household income

$75,839$88,073

Median home value

$150,000$66,800

New Haven

Population

676798

Median household income

$42,143$68,977

Median home value

$102,100$143,100

Median gross rent

$651$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	New Haven
Under 5	2.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	1.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	13.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	1.6%	8.4%
45 to 54	1.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	53.5%	12.5%
65 to 74	22.5%	11.4%
75 and over	6.4%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	New Haven
No high school diploma	3.4%	7.0%
High school graduate	32.0%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	57.7%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	New Haven
Drove alone	86.8%	73.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	New Haven
1-unit, detached	41.5%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	New Haven
Poverty rate	1.1%	12.3%
Average household size	1.52	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	37	27
Median year structure built	1973	1967