California · Census place 23168
Fairfax town, CA
Quick answer
Fairfax town has 7,523 residents, ranking #555 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $131,875, the median home is worth $1,121,500 and median gross rent runs $2,281 a month.
- Population
- 7,523Fairfax town residents
- Median household income
- $131,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,121,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,281Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairfax town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairfax town median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 63.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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