Demographics of Fairfield city, Ohio

Fairfield city, Ohio had 44,682 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −214 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fairfield city, in four figures

44,682
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 44,828 ±35.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −214 people.; 38.1 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,937 ±$5,996
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.

Fairfield city, Ohio's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fairfield city, Ohio'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

Fairfield city, Ohio's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fairfield city, Ohio'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	44,896	100.0	100.0
2021	44,590	99.3	100.2
2022	44,468	99.0	100.7
2023	44,649	99.4	101.6
2024	44,798	99.8	102.5
2025	44,682	99.5	103.1

Population of Fairfield city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	44,896	—
2021	44,590	−306
2022	44,468	−122
2023	44,649	+181
2024	44,798	+149
2025	44,682	−116

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±1.7: for men 36.6 ±1.6 and for women 40.2 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fairfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,435 ±456	5.4% ±1.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,986 ±746	15.6% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,386 ±715	9.8% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,911 ±895	26.6% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,224 ±897	25.0% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,886 ±633	17.6% ±1.4	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,937 ±$5,996, and income per person $40,668 ±$2,513, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fairfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,963 ±367	10.7% ±2.0	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,003 ±629	21.7% ±3.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,044 ±458	16.5% ±2.4	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,556 ±442	13.9% ±2.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,645 ±545	19.8% ±2.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,668 ±317	9.1% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,549 ±373	8.4% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Fairfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	3,725 ±846	8.4% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	965 ±287	10.5% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,793 ±458	7.3% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	967 ±271	9.2% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fairfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairfield city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	19,548 ±685	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±0.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.7% ±1.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.2% ±2.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.8% ±3.6	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$234,500 ±$7,711	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,242 ±$51	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Fairfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,099 ±1,076	11.4% ±2.4	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,593 ±1,512	59.3% ±3.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,671 ±957	14.9% ±2.1	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,301 ±931	7.4% ±2.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	44 to 1,062	0.1% to 2.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,604 ±580	5.8% ±1.3	4.3% ±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 Fairfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	30,326 ±1,105	67.6% ±2.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,623 ±870	19.2% ±1.9	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	176 to 816	0.4% to 1.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,383 ±936	12.0% ±2.1	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,069 ±422	4.6% ±0.9	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,314 ±811	7.4% ±1.8	2.5% ±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%.

Fairfield city among the places of Ohio

25th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Fairfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Euclid city	48,823 ±32
Mansfield city	47,663 ±33
Mentor city	47,171 ±43
Beavercreek city	47,126 ±59
Strongsville city	45,983 ±40
Fairfield city	44,828 ±35
Delaware city	44,589 ±707
Cleveland Heights city	44,497 ±66
Huber Heights city	43,455 ±43
Grove City city	42,517 ±51
Lancaster city	41,249 ±155

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fairfield city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 8 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 38 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 72 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 77 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 80 Places in Ohio by median home value

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