Fairfax vs Olivia

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

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

Olivia has the higher population (2,243 vs 1,134 in Fairfax). Olivia has the higher median household income ($62,683 vs $53,750 in Fairfax). Olivia has the higher median home value ($156,600 vs $99,800 in Fairfax).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Olivia
Population	1,134	2,243
Median age	37.9 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$62,683
Median home value	$99,800	$156,600
Median gross rent	$410	$740
Housing units	448	1,138
Homeownership rate	81.9%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Olivia
Population	1,149 → 1,134 (-1.3%)	2,471 → 2,243 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$57,528 → $53,750 (-6.6%)	$56,830 → $62,683 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $99,800 (+27.3%)	$122,500 → $156,600 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $410 (-12.8%)	$696 → $740 (+6.3%)

Fairfax

Population

1,1491,134

Median household income

$57,528$53,750

Median home value

$78,400$99,800

Median gross rent

$470$410

Olivia

Population

2,4712,243

Median household income

$56,830$62,683

Median home value

$122,500$156,600

Median gross rent

$696$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Olivia
Under 5	5.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	22.8%	20.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	6.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.2%
75 and over	13.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Olivia
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Olivia
No high school diploma	17.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	40.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Olivia
Drove alone	71.6%	76.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	5.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Olivia
1-unit, detached	90.8%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	18.7%
20 or more units	3.1%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Olivia
Poverty rate	14.8%	13.2%
Average household size	2.65	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1949	1969