Fairfield is a city of 9,728 people in Alabama. The median age is 30.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 32.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $129,300. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,456, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairfield
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.8 → 30.3(−4.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share74.9% → 90.7%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate20.5% → 32.4%(+11.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)62.2%(414)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.3%(62)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.2%(141)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 666 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fairfield, decade by decade
Fairfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,200
$50,605
$119,763
17.1%
47.3
2000
12,381
$50,724
$127,516
20.0%
23.0
2010
11,117
$49,260
$142,994
20.8%
13.5
2020
10,000
$50,226
$115,629
21.1%
12.7
2024
9,728
$48,456
$129,300
25.4%
21.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
