Blue Jay vs Fairfax

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

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

Blue Jay has the higher population (2,059 vs 1,615 in Fairfax). Blue Jay has the higher median household income ($117,391 vs $76,157 in Fairfax). Blue Jay has the higher median home value ($264,600 vs $224,300 in Fairfax).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
Population	2,059	1,615
Median age	33.5 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$117,391	$76,157
Median home value	$264,600	$224,300
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,214
Housing units	722	749
Homeownership rate	86.1%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
Population	1,190 → 2,059 (+73.0%)	1,748 → 1,615 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $117,391 (+40.2%)	$54,390 → $76,157 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$241,800 → $264,600 (+9.4%)	$142,300 → $224,300 (+57.6%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,196 (+40.2%)	$968 → $1,214 (+25.4%)

Blue Jay

Population

1,1902,059

Median household income

$83,750$117,391

Median home value

$241,800$264,600

Median gross rent

$853$1,196

Fairfax

Population

1,7481,615

Median household income

$54,390$76,157

Median home value

$142,300$224,300

Median gross rent

$968$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
Under 5	23.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.0%	18.8%
18 to 24	1.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	19.5%	21.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	5.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	5.5%
75 and over	2.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
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	2.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	40.9%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
Drove alone	68.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	17.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	15.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
1-unit, detached	95.8%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Jay	Fairfax
Poverty rate	4.8%	3.9%
Average household size	3.01	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1979	1943