Fairfield

Population: 477
Median household income: $91,354
Median home value: $210,600

Fairfield is a community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, home to 477 residents. Its median household income of $91,354 runs above the Rockbridge County figure of $63,975.

From 2020 to 2023, Fairfield's population grew 32.9% from 359 to 477, while its median home value fell 48.2% from $406,600 to $210,600.

The median resident is 42.7 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 34.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 477
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $91,354
Median home value: $210,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 340
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

359477

Median household income

$2,499$91,354

Median home value

$406,600$210,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	359	$2,499	$406,600
2021	255	—	—
2022	337	—	$225,000
2023	477	$91,354	$210,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4434.0%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	49	10.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	62	13.0%
35 to 44	162	34.0%
45 to 54	76	15.9%
55 to 64	35	7.3%
65 to 74	66	13.8%
75 and over	27	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	477	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 diploma14.0%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's8.6%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree26.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	14.0%
High school graduate	180	42.1%
Some college or associate's	37	8.6%
Bachelor's degree	39	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	112	26.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	258	80.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	19.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	9.3%
15 to 29 min	31	12.0%
30 to 44 min	203	78.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 2.7% (13 of 477)

	Count	Share
Family households	125	62.8%
Nonfamily households	74	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	58.5%
Vacant	141	41.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	199	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units41.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	190	55.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	141	41.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5126656
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8828, -79.2829