Fairfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 9,300 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 45th largest community in Iowa. Fairfield has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the benefits of Fairfield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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 51.20% 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 $35,227, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,908 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include English, German, Irish, European, and Norwegian.

In addition, Fairfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.18%).

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