Fairfield vs Latah

A side-by-side comparison of Fairfield and Latah: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairfield and Latah are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairfield has the higher population (607 vs 222 in Latah). Fairfield has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $52,250 in Latah). Since 2019, Latah's population has grown faster (+52.1% vs +1.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	Latah
Population	607	222
Median age	39.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$52,250
Median home value	$233,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,160	—
Housing units	210	89
Homeownership rate	74.7%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	Latah
Population	596 → 607 (+1.8%)	146 → 222 (+52.1%)
Median household income	$51,696 → $75,000 (+45.1%)	$55,250 → $52,250 (-5.4%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $233,500 (+50.4%)	$141,700 → $112,500 (-20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,010 → $1,160 (+14.9%)	$925 → $1,094 (+18.3%)

Fairfield

Population

596607

Median household income

$51,696$75,000

Median home value

$155,300$233,500

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,160

Latah

Population

146222

Median household income

$55,250$52,250

Median home value

$141,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$925$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	Latah
Under 5	4.6%	0.5%
5 to 17	23.7%	25.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	13.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	5.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	23.0%
55 to 64	7.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	17.5%	5.0%
75 and over	5.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	Latah
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	Latah
No high school diploma	5.7%	0.7%
High school graduate	38.6%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	Latah
Drove alone	76.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	7.6%
Other means	6.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	Latah
1-unit, detached	81.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	Latah
Poverty rate	12.2%	36.2%
Average household size	3.08	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	39	41
Median year structure built	1951	1938