Fairfield

Population & Demographics

Fairfield, OH

Fairfield is home to 44,828 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,522 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
44,828
people
Population

44,828 residents

Median age 38.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Fairfield population & demographics

Who lives in Fairfield — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
44,828
Median age
38.1yrs
Median household income
$77,937
Median home value
$234,500
Median gross rent
$1,242/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.7%
Poverty rate
8.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Fairfield

How Fairfield breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White59.3%
Black14.9%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Asian7.4%
Two or more races5.8%
Some other race1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Fairfield

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Fairfield.

Fairfield at a glance
Employed Residents
23,522
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cincinnati
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Fairfield proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Fairfield commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Fairfield

23,522 commutes, one dot at a time

Fairfield

Where 23,522 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Fairfield, by worker count.

1Fairfield0.0 mi3,282
2Cincinnati13.5 mi2,965
3Hamilton4.6 mi1,267
4Blue Ash10.4 mi993
5Sharonville8.1 mi806
6Springdale4.2 mi680
7Mason12.8 mi543
8Columbus94.6 mi510

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Fairfield.

1Fairfield0.0 mi3,282
2Hamilton4.6 mi2,838
3Cincinnati13.5 mi1,770
4Middletown15.0 mi654
5Forest Park3.2 mi647
6Trenton11.3 mi375
7Springdale4.2 mi363
8Mason12.8 mi355

Top industries

The sectors that employ Fairfield’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing16.9%
FIFinance and Insurance13.8%
RTRetail Trade12.9%
WSWholesale Trade11.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.4%
EDEducational Services5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Fairfield

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Fairfield

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