Fairfax

Population: 1,615
Median household income: $76,157
Median home value: $224,300

Fairfax, a community in Hamilton County, Ohio, has 1,615 residents. At $76,157, its median household income sits above Hamilton County's $70,816.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfax's population declined 7.6% from 1,748 to 1,615, while its median home value rose 57.6% from $142,300 to $224,300.

3.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.22 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,615
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,157
Median home value: $224,300
Median gross rent: $1,214
Housing units: 749
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7481,615

Median household income

$54,390$76,157

Median home value

$142,300$224,300

Median gross rent

$968$1,214

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,748	$54,390	$142,300	$968
2020	1,735	$59,792	$158,400	$1,087
2021	2,147	$68,712	$172,900	$1,231
2022	1,661	$70,750	$204,400	$1,176
2023	1,615	$76,157	$224,300	$1,214

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3421.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	4.0%
5 to 17	303	18.8%
18 to 24	104	6.4%
25 to 34	340	21.1%
35 to 44	199	12.3%
45 to 54	209	12.9%
55 to 64	198	12.3%
65 to 74	89	5.5%
75 and over	109	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,457	90.2%
Black or African American	40	2.5%
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	28	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	5.3%
High school graduate	292	25.5%
Some college or associate's	291	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	315	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	185	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	708	76.9%
Carpooled	58	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	15.1%
Other means	10	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	18.4%
15 to 29 min	517	66.1%
30 to 44 min	114	14.6%
45 to 59 min	7	0.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 3.9% (63 of 1,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	439	60.4%
Nonfamily households	288	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	727	97.1%
Vacant	22	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	537	73.9%
Renter-occupied	190	26.1%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	665	88.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	69	9.2%
5 to 19 units	12	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3925942
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1432, -84.3972