Fairfield vs Rockford

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

Fairfield and Rockford 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 407 in Rockford). Fairfield has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $70,625 in Rockford). Rockford has the higher median home value ($270,300 vs $233,500 in Fairfield).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	Rockford
Population	607	407
Median age	39.8 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$70,625
Median home value	$233,500	$270,300
Median gross rent	$1,160	$867
Housing units	210	219
Homeownership rate	74.7%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	Rockford
Population	596 → 607 (+1.8%)	405 → 407 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$51,696 → $75,000 (+45.1%)	$55,417 → $70,625 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $233,500 (+50.4%)	$153,100 → $270,300 (+76.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,010 → $1,160 (+14.9%)	$783 → $867 (+10.7%)

Fairfield

Population

596607

Median household income

$51,696$75,000

Median home value

$155,300$233,500

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,160

Rockford

Population

405407

Median household income

$55,417$70,625

Median home value

$153,100$270,300

Median gross rent

$783$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	Rockford
Under 5	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	23.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	7.4%	20.6%
65 to 74	17.5%	10.8%
75 and over	5.4%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	83.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.3%	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	Rockford
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	38.6%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	Rockford
Drove alone	76.9%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	2.1%
Other means	6.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	Rockford
1-unit, detached	81.4%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	Rockford
Poverty rate	12.2%	6.5%
Average household size	3.08	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	39	30
Median year structure built	1951	1974