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Fairfield

Ohio · 44,682 residents (2025 est.) · 20.8 sq mi
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With 44,828 people, Fairfield is a city in Ohio. There are 2,152 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $234,500. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.4% of residents. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,937, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% 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

  • White share94.8% → 59.3% (−35.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Black share3.5% → 14.9% (+11.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$208,086 → $234,500 (+13%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 230 cities and towns in the Cincinnati metro

  • 101st in household income$77,937
  • 111th in share with a bachelor's degree30.7%
  • 96th in home value$234,500
  • 10th in diversity score75.3

Its weight in Butler County

Fairfield's population equals 11% of Butler County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 17% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 8.1% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
44,828
+6%since 2000
from 42,097 in 2000
44,682 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,152 / sq mi
+6%since 2000
from 2,021 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.1
+8%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
20.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
39K41K42K44K45K19902000201020202024Fairfield
202445K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(2,435)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(2,795)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(2,413)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(2,920)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(3,244)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.4%(6,898)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.2%(5,013)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(5,456)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(5,768)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(4,571)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(2,223)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(1,092)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,937
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,316 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,668
+66%since 2000
from $24,556 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.1%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.4%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.423
+6%since 2010
from 0.399 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information13.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical6.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$234,500
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $120,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,242
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $667 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
36.8% rent
Vacancy rate
5.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.9%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 22.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.2%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
+13%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89%(37,450)
Black6%(2,526)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(646)
Asian2.2%(947)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.3%(26,593)
Black14.9%(6,671)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(5,099)
Asian7.4%(3,301)
Other7.1%(3,164)
Diversity Score
75
+107%since 2009
from 36 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.8%(2,154)
Dominican1.9%(843)
Colombian1.4%(615)
Guatemalan1.2%(525)
Puerto Rican0.8%(340)
Cuban0.4%(200)
Peruvian0.3%(141)
Salvadoran0.1%(64)
Ecuadorian0.1%(26)
Venezuelan0.1%(24)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Chilean0%(15)
Asian origin
Chinese1.9%(830)
Nepalese1.8%(787)
Vietnamese0.5%(215)
Filipino0.5%(211)
Korean0.4%(177)
Asian Indian0.4%(163)
Cambodian0.3%(141)
Bhutanese0.2%(99)
Pakistani0.2%(79)
Thai0.1%(26)
Taiwanese0%(17)
Malaysian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(83)
Ancestry
German20.7%(9,282)
English9.2%(4,121)
Irish9.1%(4,098)
American6.3%(2,825)
Italian3.1%(1,375)
Scottish1.5%(689)
Polish1.2%(553)
French1.1%(487)
Dutch0.8%(347)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(235)
Welsh0.4%(191)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.4%(187)
Hungarian0.4%(180)
British0.4%(176)
Lithuanian0.4%(166)
Swedish0.3%(150)
Swiss0.3%(148)
West Indian0.3%(145)
Arab0.3%(134)
Norwegian0.3%(132)
Ghanaian0.3%(115)
Armenian0.2%(98)
Nigerian0.2%(87)
Russian0.2%(74)
Kenyan0.1%(64)
Palestinian0.1%(52)
Danish0.1%(43)
Austrian0.1%(32)
Brazilian0.1%(32)
Lebanese0.1%(28)
Croatian0.1%(26)
Latvian0%(20)
Slovak0%(20)
Jordanian0%(19)
Greek0%(12)
Slovene0%(10)
Syrian0%(6)
Iranian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 27.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 88.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.8 min
+74%since 2000
from 13.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.5%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 85.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.5%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.3%
−5.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.0%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
12.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 9.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 12.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.4%
+9.6 ptssince 2017
from 83.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 92.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.1%
−5.4 ptssince 2016
from 87.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 6.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.8%(6,825)
Married49.4%(8,921)
Widowed3.6%(657)
Divorced9.2%(1,653)
Women 15+
Never married30.9%(5,910)
Married47.3%(9,042)
Widowed9.6%(1,827)
Divorced12.3%(2,350)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 12.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 62.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 32.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)16.1%(301)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(435)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.6%(818)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(32)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,875 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199039,729$92,477$208,08625.9%12.4
200042,097$91,658$220,05627.3%25.5
201042,510$80,387$219,67024.3%48.4
202044,907$77,152$201,19830.6%69.1
202444,828$77,937$234,50030.7%75.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fairfield, Ohio?

Fairfield, Ohio has about 44,828 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fairfield, Ohio?

The typical household in Fairfield, Ohio earns about $77,937 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fairfield, Ohio expensive?

In Fairfield, Ohio, the median home is worth about $234,500, and the typical rent is about $1,242 a month.

How educated are people in Fairfield, Ohio?

About 30.7% of adults age 25 and over in Fairfield, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fairfield, Ohio?

About 8.4% of people in Fairfield, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fairfield, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Fairfield, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 5,099 residents, a change of about 13 percent over that period.

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