Fairfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 9,511 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 45th largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Fairfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.02% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.26 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Fairfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fairfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fairfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.87% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Fairfield in 2022 was $36,189, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,756 for a family of four. However, Fairfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fairfield is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

In addition, Fairfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.40%).

The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Langs. of India.