Fairfax

Population: 2,865
Median household income: $120,552
Median home value: $278,800

Located in Linn County, Iowa, Fairfax is a community with a population of 2,865. The median household income of $120,552 is above the Linn County median ($76,421).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfax's population grew 6.9% from 2,680 to 2,865, while its median home value rose 25.9% from $221,400 to $278,800.

36.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 93.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,865
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $120,552
Median home value: $278,800
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 1,009
Homeownership rate: 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6802,865

Median household income

$97,643$120,552

Median home value

$221,400$278,800

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,680	$97,643	$221,400	$1,375
2020	2,770	$103,347	$233,300	$1,149
2021	2,794	$108,906	$242,900	$1,367
2022	2,814	$118,750	$267,900	$1,461
2023	2,865	$120,552	$278,800	$1,188

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	286	10.0%
5 to 17	569	19.9%
18 to 24	163	5.7%
25 to 34	362	12.6%
35 to 44	415	14.5%
45 to 54	396	13.8%
55 to 64	369	12.9%
65 to 74	200	7.0%
75 and over	105	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,498	87.2%
Black or African American	83	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	18	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.5%
Two or more races	93	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	2.9%
High school graduate	450	24.4%
Some college or associate's	661	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	471	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	211	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,131	74.3%
Carpooled	76	5.0%
Public transit	12	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	304	20.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	255	20.9%
15 to 29 min	673	55.2%
30 to 44 min	216	17.7%
45 to 59 min	11	0.9%
60+ min	64	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 5.1% (145 of 2,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	808	82.0%
Nonfamily households	177	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	985	97.6%
Vacant	24	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	918	93.2%
Renter-occupied	67	6.8%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached21.3%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	727	72.1%
1-unit, attached	215	21.3%
2 to 4 units	40	4.0%
5 to 19 units	27	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1926400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.9255, -91.7778