Fairfax

Population: 2,037
Median household income: $41,328
Median home value: $54,400

Fairfax is a community in Allendale County, South Carolina, home to 2,037 residents. At $41,328, its median household income sits above Allendale County's $31,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairfax's population declined 6.3% from 2,175 to 2,037, while its median home value was little changed from $54,000 to $54,400.

69.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,037
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,328
Median home value: $54,400
Median gross rent: $702
Housing units: 960
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1752,037

Median household income

$31,838$41,328

Median home value

$54,000$54,400

Median gross rent

$621$702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,175	$31,838	$54,000	$621
2020	2,241	$27,364	$43,400	$665
2021	2,142	$38,306	$52,200	$709
2022	2,035	$42,760	$54,900	$782
2023	2,037	$41,328	$54,400	$702

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	3.2%
5 to 17	226	11.1%
18 to 24	318	15.6%
25 to 34	178	8.7%
35 to 44	251	12.3%
45 to 54	152	7.5%
55 to 64	325	16.0%
65 to 74	402	19.7%
75 and over	120	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	375	18.4%
Black or African American	1,464	71.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.6%
Asian	6	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate53.5%

Some college or associate's19.0%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	270	18.9%
High school graduate	764	53.5%
Some college or associate's	272	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	66	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	56	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 46 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	706	84.2%
Carpooled	116	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.0%
Other means	8	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	242	29.2%
15 to 29 min	88	10.6%
30 to 44 min	84	10.1%
45 to 59 min	91	11.0%
60+ min	325	39.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 23.7% (472 of 1,991)

	Count	Share
Family households	521	60.8%
Nonfamily households	336	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	857	89.3%
Vacant	103	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	468	54.6%
Renter-occupied	389	45.4%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	667	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	53	5.5%
5 to 19 units	38	4.0%
20 or more units	37	3.9%
Mobile home & other	165	17.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4524370
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9594, -81.2362