Fairfax

Population: 886
Median household income: $56,667
Median home value: $348,600

Fairfax is a community in Franklin County, Vermont, home to 886 residents. The median household income of $56,667 is below the Franklin County median ($79,078).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfax's population grew 1.5% from 873 to 886, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $285,400 to $348,600.

The median resident is 48.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 26.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 886
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,667
Median home value: $348,600
Median gross rent: $1,009
Housing units: 508
Homeownership rate: 37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

873886

Median household income

$54,888$56,667

Median home value

$285,400$348,600

Median gross rent

$900$1,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	873	$54,888	$285,400	$900
2020	1,145	$53,605	$281,000	$1,129
2021	1,214	$51,938	$297,500	$1,106
2022	880	$53,869	$345,900	$1,023
2023	886	$56,667	$348,600	$1,009

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 175.6%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3426.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7421.4%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	50	5.6%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	233	26.3%
35 to 44	119	13.4%
45 to 54	163	18.4%
55 to 64	93	10.5%
65 to 74	190	21.4%
75 and over	38	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	886	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	4.2%
High school graduate	217	26.0%
Some college or associate's	171	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	253	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	160	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	277	69.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	109	27.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	7.6%
15 to 29 min	121	41.6%
30 to 44 min	111	38.1%
45 to 59 min	23	7.9%
60+ min	14	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 20.3% (180 of 886)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	54.9%
Nonfamily households	229	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	508	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188	37.0%
Renter-occupied	320	63.0%

1-unit, detached34.4%

1-unit, attached16.5%

2 to 4 units24.4%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	175	34.4%
1-unit, attached	84	16.5%
2 to 4 units	124	24.4%
5 to 19 units	60	11.8%
20 or more units	54	10.6%
Mobile home & other	11	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5024850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 44.6713, -73.0093