Fairfax, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,596
Male Share of the Population	50%
Female Share of the Population	50%
Senior Citizens	11.8%
Employed Population 16+	1,294
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	69.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	30.2%
Median Earnings25+	$56,667
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$45,833

Wealth

Median Family Income	$108,977
% Above Poverty Level	99.8%
% Below Poverty Level	0.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	7.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.5%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	14.8%
Median Gross Rent	$1,605
Median House Value	$214,400

Ancestry

Irish	15.5%
Czech	9.9%
English	6.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.4%
Norwegian	3.9%
Dutch	2.5%
Swiss	1.6%
Italian	1.3%
Scottish	1.3%
Swedish	1.2%
Polish	1%
Lithuanian	0.9%
Danishn	0.8%
French Except Basque	0.8%
Canadian	0.6%
Arab	0.5%
Lebanese	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
German	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
Portuguese	0.3%
Austrian	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
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Fairfax Almanac

Category	Value
County	Linn County
Standard Zip Codes	52228
Phone Area Codes	319
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.92
Approximate Longitude	-91.78

Fairfax Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CEDAR RAPIDS AP
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Station	CEDAR RAPIDS NO 1
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 28 F
Apr Temp	39 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.6 inches

Station	VINTON
Distance	20.5 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	34.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Atkins	1,861	$102,692
Cedar Rapids	131,360	$76,662
Hiawatha	7,281	$66,169
Norway	551	$73,333
Swisher	917	$97,031
Walford	1,471	$115,125

Fairfax Public Libraries

Fairfax Public Library
313 VANDERBILT ST
Fairfax, Iowa
(319) 846-2994

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Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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