Iowa · Census place 26445
Fairfield city, IA
Quick answer
Fairfield city has 9,438 residents, ranking #45 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $48,302, the median home is worth $152,900 and median gross rent runs $864 a month.
- Population
- 9,438Fairfield city residents
- Median household income
- $48,302Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $864Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairfield city median would spend about 21.5% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 56.8% 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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- Bondurant city 8,061
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