Fairfield County, Ohio

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 161,289
Median household income: $87,069
Median home value: $272,200

Fairfield County, Ohio counts 161,289 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,069 is above the Ohio median ($69,680).

From 2019 to 2023, Fairfield County's population grew 4.4% from 154,457 to 161,289, while its median household income rose 28.8% from $67,609 to $87,069.

31.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 161,289
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $87,069
Median home value: $272,200
Median gross rent: $1,114
Housing units: 63,397
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154,457161,289

Median household income

$67,609$87,069

Median home value

$185,300$272,200

Median gross rent

$867$1,114

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154,457	$67,609	$185,300	$867
2020	156,204	$70,906	$197,400	$899
2021	157,622	$77,241	$213,500	$963
2022	159,371	$82,969	$247,800	$1,042
2023	161,289	$87,069	$272,200	$1,114

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,301	5.8%
5 to 17	29,297	18.2%
18 to 24	13,044	8.1%
25 to 34	19,286	12.0%
35 to 44	21,710	13.5%
45 to 54	21,144	13.1%
55 to 64	21,060	13.1%
65 to 74	15,611	9.7%
75 and over	10,836	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	132,227	82.0%
Black or African American	14,297	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.0%
Asian	4,119	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	147	0.1%
Some other race	335	0.2%
Two or more races	5,790	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,294	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,557	6.0%
High school graduate	35,961	32.8%
Some college or associate's	32,142	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	22,781	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12,206	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	61,163	78.6%
Carpooled	5,229	6.7%
Public transit	121	0.2%
Walked	908	1.2%
Bicycle	141	0.2%
Worked from home	9,504	12.2%
Other means	784	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,087	23.5%
15 to 29 min	21,213	31.0%
30 to 44 min	19,327	28.3%
45 to 59 min	7,099	10.4%
60+ min	4,620	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 8.2% (12,903 of 157,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	43,253	72.1%
Nonfamily households	16,726	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59,979	94.6%
Vacant	3,418	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,519	74.2%
Renter-occupied	15,460	25.8%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49,669	78.3%
1-unit, attached	2,347	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4,104	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4,267	6.7%
20 or more units	1,636	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1,374	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 39045
State: Ohio
Land area: 504 sq mi
Water area: 4.2 sq mi
Center point: 39.7477, -82.6267