Fairfax vs Renville

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

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

Renville has the higher population (1,397 vs 1,134 in Fairfax). Renville has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $53,750 in Fairfax). Renville has the higher median home value ($109,700 vs $99,800 in Fairfax).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Renville
Population	1,134	1,397
Median age	37.9 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$73,750
Median home value	$99,800	$109,700
Median gross rent	$410	$671
Housing units	448	619
Homeownership rate	81.9%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Renville
Population	1,149 → 1,134 (-1.3%)	1,235 → 1,397 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$57,528 → $53,750 (-6.6%)	$64,148 → $73,750 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $99,800 (+27.3%)	$73,800 → $109,700 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $410 (-12.8%)	$588 → $671 (+14.1%)

Fairfax

Population

1,1491,134

Median household income

$57,528$53,750

Median home value

$78,400$99,800

Median gross rent

$470$410

Renville

Population

1,2351,397

Median household income

$64,148$73,750

Median home value

$73,800$109,700

Median gross rent

$588$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Renville
Under 5	5.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.8%	23.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	18.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	5.6%
75 and over	13.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Renville
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	70.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Renville
No high school diploma	17.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	40.6%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Renville
Drove alone	71.6%	86.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.7%
Other means	1.6%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Renville
1-unit, detached	90.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	17.8%
20 or more units	3.1%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Renville
Poverty rate	14.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.65	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1949	1970