
Washington · Census place 22990
Fairfield, WA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Fairfield, Washington (Fairfield, WA — Census place “Fairfield town”) is 607 residents, ranking #453 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $75,000, the median home is worth $233,500 and median gross rent runs $1,160 a month. Looking for the Fairfield Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fairfield, WA: 99012.
- Population
- 607Fairfield town residents
- Median household income
- $75,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $233,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,160Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
Fairfield ZIP codes (Washington)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fairfield.
The Fairfield WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Fairfield town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairfield town median would spend about 18.6% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 74.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Fairfield town, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Fairfield town is a very small community in Washington, with 607 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #453 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 29% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 Fairfield town earn a median of $75,000 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Fairfield town is valued at $233,500, 23% below the national figure and 50% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,160 a month, 17.5% below the national figure, or roughly $13,920 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 607 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Fairfield town against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Washington.
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- South Wenatchee CDP 1,083
- Lake Ketchum CDP 1,088
- Langley city 1,090
- Machias CDP 1,112
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Fairfield town?
- Fairfield town has 607 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #453 of 639 in Washington.
- What is the median household income in Fairfield town?
- Median household income in Fairfield town is $75,000 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fairfield town?
- Median gross rent is $1,160 a month and the median home value is $233,500, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
- Is Fairfield town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fairfield town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Fairfield town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. 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.