Fairfield County vs Medina County

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

Fairfield County and Medina County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Medina County has the higher population (183,049 vs 161,289 in Fairfield County). Medina County has the higher median household income ($92,660 vs $87,069 in Fairfield County). Fairfield County has the higher median home value ($272,200 vs $268,000 in Medina County).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield County	Medina County
Population	161,289	183,049
Median age	39.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$87,069	$92,660
Median home value	$272,200	$268,000
Median gross rent	$1,114	$1,090
Housing units	63,397	75,705
Homeownership rate	74.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield County	Medina County
Population	154,457 → 161,289 (+4.4%)	177,980 → 183,049 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$67,609 → $87,069 (+28.8%)	$76,600 → $92,660 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$185,300 → $272,200 (+46.9%)	$196,300 → $268,000 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,114 (+28.5%)	$874 → $1,090 (+24.7%)

Fairfield County

Population

154,457161,289

Median household income

$67,609$87,069

Median home value

$185,300$272,200

Median gross rent

$867$1,114

Medina County

Population

177,980183,049

Median household income

$76,600$92,660

Median home value

$196,300$268,000

Median gross rent

$874$1,090

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield County	Medina County
Under 5	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.5%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield County	Medina County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	8.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield County	Medina County
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield County	Medina County
Drove alone	78.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.2%	13.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield County	Medina County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	7.6%
20 or more units	2.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield County	Medina County
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1983	1984