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Fairfield, Alabama, in Jefferson county, is 2 miles N of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center) and 139 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. The city is part of the Birmingham metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 12,381 people people live in Fairfield.
In Fairfield, about 36% of adults are married. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in Fairfield.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the city.
In 2000, Fairfield had a median family income of $38,552. It turns out that people in Fairfield tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.
The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Fairfield.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Fairfield, about 62% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average property tax bill in the city is higher than that of most other communities in Alabama.
In Fairfield, 94% of commuters drive to work.
Fairfield strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 3% |  |
| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 16% | |
| Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Fairfield to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Female Share of the Population | | |
| Senior Citizens |  |  |
| Racial Diversity | | |
| Age of the Population | |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women | |  |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
| Male Share of the Population | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
|---|---|---|
| Average Household Size |  | |
| Portion of People Married | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | |  |
| Median Family Income | |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
|---|---|---|
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
Detailed pages on related topics: Fairfield colleges • Fairfield travel.
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