Fairfield

Population: 44,597
Median household income: $70,166
Median home value: $218,100

Fairfield, a community in Butler County, Ohio, has 44,597 residents. At $70,166, its median household income sits below Butler County's $81,194.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairfield's population grew 4.6% from 42,634 to 44,597, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $159,300 to $218,100.

The typical home was built around 1978. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,597
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,166
Median home value: $218,100
Median gross rent: $1,145
Housing units: 19,476
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,63444,597

Median household income

$60,340$70,166

Median home value

$159,300$218,100

Median gross rent

$944$1,145

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,634	$60,340	$159,300	$944
2020	42,623	$63,655	$166,000	$961
2021	44,550	$63,418	$170,900	$1,033
2022	44,602	$67,182	$196,600	$1,096
2023	44,597	$70,166	$218,100	$1,145

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,973	6.7%
5 to 17	6,874	15.4%
18 to 24	4,302	9.6%
25 to 34	6,153	13.8%
35 to 44	5,402	12.1%
45 to 54	5,198	11.7%
55 to 64	6,049	13.6%
65 to 74	4,381	9.8%
75 and over	3,265	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,950	58.2%
Black or African American	8,210	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	3,275	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	482	1.1%
Two or more races	2,429	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,241	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,610	8.6%
High school graduate	9,829	32.3%
Some college or associate's	8,646	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,873	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,490	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,959	80.2%
Carpooled	1,883	8.4%
Public transit	28	0.1%
Walked	201	0.9%
Bicycle	83	0.4%
Worked from home	1,971	8.8%
Other means	261	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,275	25.8%
15 to 29 min	8,380	41.0%
30 to 44 min	4,868	23.8%
45 to 59 min	1,155	5.7%
60+ min	737	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 9.1% (3,999 of 43,992)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,677	63.8%
Nonfamily households	6,616	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,293	93.9%
Vacant	1,183	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,229	61.4%
Renter-occupied	7,064	38.6%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units22.3%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,943	56.2%
1-unit, attached	1,223	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1,444	7.4%
5 to 19 units	4,345	22.3%
20 or more units	942	4.8%
Mobile home & other	579	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3925970
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.3314, -84.5427