Fairfax vs Watson

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

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

Fairfax has the higher population (685 vs 62 in Watson). Fairfax has the higher median household income ($54,107 vs $48,000 in Watson). Fairfax has the higher median home value ($91,500 vs $29,200 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Watson
Population	685	62
Median age	48.7 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,107	$48,000
Median home value	$91,500	$29,200
Median gross rent	$560	—
Housing units	369	46
Homeownership rate	67.9%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Watson
Population	673 → 685 (+1.8%)	46 → 62 (+34.8%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $54,107 (+41.9%)	$47,500 → $48,000 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $91,500 (+38.2%)	$44,500 → $29,200 (-34.4%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $560 (+16.2%)	—

Fairfax

Population

673685

Median household income

$38,125$54,107

Median home value

$66,200$91,500

Median gross rent

$482$560

Watson

Population

4662

Median household income

$47,500$48,000

Median home value

$44,500$29,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Watson
Under 5	7.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	12.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	3.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	1.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	16.1%	41.9%
75 and over	10.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Watson
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	51.2%	61.5%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Watson
Drove alone	83.7%	68.4%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	4.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	26.3%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Watson
1-unit, detached	85.6%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Watson
Poverty rate	16.1%	9.7%
Average household size	2.25	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1957	1953