Fairhaven, CA population, income and ZIP codes

Fairhaven CDP is a very small community in California, with 314 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1312 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 18% of them. The median age here is 54.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Fairhaven CDP earn a median of $79,453 a year, 1.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fairhaven CDP is valued at $421,900, 39.1% above the national figure and 28% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,606 a month, 14.2% above the national figure, or roughly $19,272 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 51.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

A median age of 54.4 puts Fairhaven CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages. With 314 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Fairhaven CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.