Fairfield, Iowa


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Fairfield
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Population 2000:9,509
Population 2002:9,486
Elevation:778 feet
Area codes:641
Land area:5.7 square miles
Foreign born:5.4% (2.0% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.1% North America)
County:Jefferson
Industries:Educational,health and social services (27.6%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Retail trade (12.4%).
Population growth:-23 (-0.24%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:92.5%
Hispanic:2.6%
Asian Indian:1.3%
Two or more races:1.2%
Black:1.0%
Other race:0.7%
Marital Status
Now married:50.3%
Never married:26.3%
Divorced:14.5%
Widowed:8.1%
Separated:0.9%
Median
House value:$73,200
Household income:$31,202
Resident age:41.5 years
Fairfield Compared to Iowa State Average
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:above
Foreign-born population percentage:above
Education
High school or higher:88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher:39.6%
Graduate or professional degree:16.6%
Unemployed:4.8%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:267 (2797.9 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:229.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:78 (817.4 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:16 (167.7 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:15 (157.2 per 100,000)
2002 murder:1 (10.5 per 100,000)
2002 rape:1 (10.5 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:none
Ancestries
German:19.5%
English:13.6%
Irish:11.3%
United States:8.2%
Italian:3.3%
Swedish:3.0%
 

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Fairfield, Iowa ZIP Codes: 52556