Fairfield

Population: 339
Median household income: $59,500
Median home value: $122,500

Located in Clay County, Nebraska, Fairfield is a community with a population of 339. At $59,500, its median household income sits below Clay County's $75,938.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfield's population declined 9.4% from 374 to 339, while its median home value rose 58.1% from $77,500 to $122,500.

The median gross rent is $713. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 339
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,500
Median home value: $122,500
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 180
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

374339

Median household income

$40,000$59,500

Median home value

$77,500$122,500

Median gross rent

$619$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	374	$40,000	$77,500	$619
2020	414	$49,688	$81,500	$636
2021	360	$57,000	$81,900	$644
2022	375	$69,375	$92,000	$716
2023	339	$59,500	$122,500	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	7.4%
5 to 17	36	10.6%
18 to 24	20	5.9%
25 to 34	49	14.5%
35 to 44	27	8.0%
45 to 54	41	12.1%
55 to 64	45	13.3%
65 to 74	61	18.0%
75 and over	35	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	327	96.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	3.5%
High school graduate	91	35.3%
Some college or associate's	109	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	38	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	134	69.1%
Carpooled	34	17.5%
Public transit	1	0.5%
Walked	5	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	9.8%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	32.0%
15 to 29 min	52	29.7%
30 to 44 min	42	24.0%
45 to 59 min	16	9.1%
60+ min	9	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 10.9% (35 of 321)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	60.3%
Nonfamily households	62	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	156	86.7%
Vacant	24	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	117	75.0%
Renter-occupied	39	25.0%

1-unit, detached91.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	164	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.8%
5 to 19 units	9	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3116445
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4323, -98.1032