Fairfax, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	137
Male Share of the Population	46.7%
Female Share of the Population	53.3%
Senior Citizens	34.3%
Employed Population 16+	59
Age of the Population	59

Families

% of people married	64.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.8%
Median Earnings25+	$26,042
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$19,375

Wealth

Median Family Income	$52,500
% Above Poverty Level	94.2%
% Below Poverty Level	5.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	13 minutes
% Working from Home	3.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	23.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	45.2%
Median Gross Rent	$413
Median House Value	$38,400

Ancestry

German	53.3%
Czech	15.3%
Russian	13.1%
Norwegian	8%
Swedish	7.3%
Dutch	3.6%
Scottish	3.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.2%
English	1.5%
Irish	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.7%
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Fairfax Almanac

Category	Value
County	Gregory County
Standard Zip Codes	57335
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.02
Approximate Longitude	-98.88

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	BONESTEEL
Distance	5 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 29 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	37 to 62 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Station	PICKSTOWN
Distance	18.1 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 31 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 88 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	23.3 inches

Station	GREGORY
Distance	31 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 87 F
Oct Temp	34 to 63 F
Annual Precip	25.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bonesteel	441	$78,295
Burke	605	$52,222
Geddes	262	$70,000
Lake Andes	871	$41,250
Pickstown	225	$72,083
Platte	1,501	$67,857

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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