Fairfield

Population: 2,432
Median household income: $50,718
Median home value: $140,200

Fairfield, a community in Somerset County, Maine, has 2,432 residents. The median household income of $50,718 is below the Somerset County median ($56,199).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfield's population declined 19.7% from 3,027 to 2,432, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $101,700 to $140,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,432
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,718
Median home value: $140,200
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 1,279
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0272,432

Median household income

$23,718$50,718

Median home value

$101,700$140,200

Median gross rent

$675$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,027	$23,718	$101,700	$675
2020	2,298	$28,000	$108,900	$688
2021	2,185	$31,630	$104,200	$708
2022	2,647	$34,657	$136,300	$836
2023	2,432	$50,718	$140,200	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	5.0%
5 to 17	456	18.8%
18 to 24	291	12.0%
25 to 34	351	14.4%
35 to 44	221	9.1%
45 to 54	326	13.4%
55 to 64	397	16.3%
65 to 74	193	7.9%
75 and over	75	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,352	96.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	2.9%
High school graduate	741	47.4%
Some college or associate's	625	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	126	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	929	77.9%
Carpooled	154	12.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	592	53.9%
15 to 29 min	238	21.7%
30 to 44 min	196	17.8%
45 to 59 min	10	0.9%
60+ min	63	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 24.4% (584 of 2,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	637	57.3%
Nonfamily households	474	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,111	86.9%
Vacant	168	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	624	56.2%
Renter-occupied	487	43.8%

1-unit, detached57.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units9.8%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	736	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	232	18.1%
5 to 19 units	70	5.5%
20 or more units	125	9.8%
Mobile home & other	116	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2324285
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 44.5903, -69.6052