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Fairfield County

Ohio · 169,752 residents (2025 est.) · 504 sq mi
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With 163,453 people, Fairfield County is a county in Ohio. Few US counties rank higher on income. 40,694 more people live here than in 2000. Households here earn about 27% more than in Ohio as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 4%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
163,453
+33%since 2000
from 122,759 in 2000
169,752 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
324 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 279 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.5
+9%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
504 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
97K115K133K151K169K19902000201020202024Fairfield County
2024163K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(9,350)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(10,300)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(12,156)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(10,785)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(9,516)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(19,721)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(22,214)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(21,124)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(21,122)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(16,044)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(7,940)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(3,181)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$90,966
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,962 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,813
+93%since 2000
from $21,671 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.5%
+23.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+2%since 2010
from 0.408 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration7%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$298,800
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $129,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,172
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $550 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 76.3% in 2000
25.1% rent
Vacancy rate
5.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.65 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.9%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.0%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 41.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+12%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 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
69
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.7%(116,201)
Black2.6%(3,245)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(993)
Asian0.7%(878)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic80.9%(132,271)
Black9.2%(15,006)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(4,508)
Asian3%(4,915)
Other4.1%(6,753)
Diversity Score
42
+81%since 2009
from 23 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
50
+6%since 2020
from 47 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1%(1,647)
Puerto Rican0.7%(1,096)
Salvadoran0.2%(277)
Guatemalan0.1%(236)
Dominican0.1%(205)
Spaniard0.1%(177)
Cuban0.1%(160)
Honduran0%(46)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0%(24)
Uruguayan0%(20)
Argentine0%(18)
Colombian0%(12)
Asian origin
Nepalese0.9%(1,489)
Asian Indian0.6%(966)
Chinese0.4%(622)
Cambodian0.3%(512)
Bhutanese0.2%(367)
Filipino0.2%(266)
Laotian0.1%(243)
Korean0.1%(166)
Pakistani0.1%(91)
Japanese0%(29)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(112)
Fijian0%(73)
Samoan0%(6)
Ancestry
German22.3%(36,400)
English13.1%(21,347)
Irish11.8%(19,337)
American8.7%(14,171)
Italian4.2%(6,848)
Scottish2.4%(3,917)
French1.6%(2,561)
Polish1.5%(2,378)
Dutch1.1%(1,798)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,535)
Welsh0.9%(1,477)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.5%(765)
Hungarian0.4%(705)
Swiss0.4%(684)
Norwegian0.4%(644)
Greek0.4%(613)
Arab0.3%(561)
British0.3%(499)
Ethiopian0.3%(498)
Swedish0.3%(481)
Czech0.3%(427)
Slovak0.2%(373)
Ukrainian0.2%(362)
Austrian0.2%(293)
Nigerian0.1%(244)
Danish0.1%(219)
Lithuanian0.1%(207)
Ghanaian0.1%(198)
Macedonian0.1%(197)
West Indian0.1%(193)
Lebanese0.1%(186)
Slovene0.1%(176)
Croatian0.1%(175)
Palestinian0.1%(169)
Finnish0.1%(153)
Romanian0.1%(139)
Bulgarian0.1%(97)
Jamaican0.1%(97)
Canadian0.1%(88)
Kenyan0%(79)
Haitian0%(69)
Iranian0%(63)
Serbian0%(57)
Moroccan0%(56)
Belgian0%(52)
Brazilian0%(48)
Egyptian0%(38)
Syrian0%(20)
Armenian0%(19)
Turkish0%(16)
Israeli0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.3%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.0%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 87.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.0 min
+42%since 2000
from 19.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.3%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 84.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.5%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 7.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 75.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.9%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
4.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+10.8 ptssince 2017
from 81.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 92.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 96.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.5%(20,602)
Married56%(36,586)
Widowed2.8%(1,852)
Divorced9.6%(6,288)
Women 15+
Never married24.5%(16,232)
Married55.1%(36,532)
Widowed7.7%(5,097)
Divorced12.8%(8,458)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 62.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 32.7% 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)22.5%(2,043)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(2,374)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(2,942)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(420)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(17)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,079 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fairfield County, Ohio?

Fairfield County, Ohio has about 163,453 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fairfield County, Ohio?

The typical household in Fairfield County, Ohio earns about $90,966 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fairfield County, Ohio expensive?

In Fairfield County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $298,800, and the typical rent is about $1,172 a month.

How educated are people in Fairfield County, Ohio?

About 32.3% of adults age 25 and over in Fairfield County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fairfield County, Ohio?

About 8.0% of people in Fairfield County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fairfield County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Fairfield County, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 59,992 residents, a change of about 58 percent over that period.

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