Fairfax vs Hector

A side-by-side comparison of Fairfax and Hector: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairfax and Hector are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairfax has the higher population (1,134 vs 1,111 in Hector). Hector has the higher median household income ($59,762 vs $53,750 in Fairfax). Hector has the higher median home value ($124,100 vs $99,800 in Fairfax).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Hector
Population	1,134	1,111
Median age	37.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$59,762
Median home value	$99,800	$124,100
Median gross rent	$410	$1,108
Housing units	448	554
Homeownership rate	81.9%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Hector
Population	1,149 → 1,134 (-1.3%)	972 → 1,111 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$57,528 → $53,750 (-6.6%)	$54,803 → $59,762 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $99,800 (+27.3%)	$81,900 → $124,100 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $410 (-12.8%)	$817 → $1,108 (+35.6%)

Fairfax

Population

1,1491,134

Median household income

$57,528$53,750

Median home value

$78,400$99,800

Median gross rent

$470$410

Hector

Population

9721,111

Median household income

$54,803$59,762

Median home value

$81,900$124,100

Median gross rent

$817$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Hector
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	22.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	15.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.3%
75 and over	13.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Hector
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Hector
No high school diploma	17.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	40.6%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Hector
Drove alone	71.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	13.6%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.5%	3.9%
Other means	1.6%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Hector
1-unit, detached	90.8%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.1%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Hector
Poverty rate	14.8%	7.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1949	1962