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Iowa · Census place 26400

Fairfax city, IA

Quick answer

Fairfax city has 2,865 residents, ranking #124 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $120,552, the median home is worth $278,800 and median gross rent runs $1,188 a month.

Population
2,865Fairfax city residents
Median household income
$120,552Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$278,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,188Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
93.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fairfax city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fairfax city median would spend about 11.8% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 93.2% 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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