Demographics of Fairfax town, California

Fairfax town, California had 7,417 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −175 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fairfax town, in four figures

7,417
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,516 ±22.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −175 people.; 48.7 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,653 ±$19,700
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fairfax town, California's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fairfax town, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fairfax town, California's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fairfax town, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,592	100.0	100.0
2021	7,572	99.7	100.2
2022	7,491	98.7	100.7
2023	7,441	98.0	101.6
2024	7,459	98.2	102.5
2025	7,417	97.7	103.1

Population of Fairfax town, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,592	—
2021	7,572	−20
2022	7,491	−81
2023	7,441	−50
2024	7,459	+18
2025	7,417	−42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.7 ±2.0: for men 48.4 ±2.2 and for women 49.0 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fairfax town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	393 ±168	5.2% ±2.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	888 ±215	11.8% ±2.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	396 ±168	5.3% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,595 ±323	21.2% ±4.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,509 ±367	33.4% ±4.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,735 ±316	23.1% ±4.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,653 ±$19,700, and income per person $82,720 ±$11,089, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fairfax town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	175 to 559	5.4% to 17.1%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	414 ±160	12.7% ±4.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	336 ±152	10.3% ±4.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	64 to 246	2.0% to 7.5%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	453 ±168	13.9% ±5.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	369 ±134	11.3% ±4.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,171 ±215	35.9% ±6.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fairfax town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	905 ±334	12.1% ±4.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	49 to 303	4.4% to 23.1%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	426 ±175	10.7% ±4.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	114 to 492	5.3% to 21.7%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fairfax town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairfax town	California	United States
Housing units	3,417 ±188	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 7.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.9% ±5.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.1% ±7.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,163,600 ±$62,868	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,367 ±$233	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±5	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fairfax town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	510 ±224	6.8% ±3.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,039 ±332	80.3% ±4.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	47 to 253	0.6% to 3.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	243 ±112	3.2% ±1.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 223	0% to 3.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	426 ±194	5.7% ±2.6	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fairfax town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	3,975 ±345	52.9% ±4.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,678 ±348	35.6% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 104	0.3% to 1.4%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	799 ±222	10.6% ±3.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	539 ±185	7.2% ±2.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	118 to 402	1.6% to 5.3%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Fairfax town among the places of California

554th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Fairfax town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Woodlake city	7,702 ±21
Hughson city	7,648 ±26
Homeland CDP	7,584 ±1,776
Winters city	7,583 ±20
Ojai city	7,577 ±22
Fairfax town	7,516 ±22
Oroville East CDP	7,504 ±916
Cotati city	7,489 ±25
Escalon city	7,451 ±20
Sebastopol city	7,445 ±40
Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County)	7,408 ±1,256

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026