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. Much of the housing stock in Fairfield was built prior to World War II, 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.

A relatively large number of people in Fairfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fairfield spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.86 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Fairfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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.

Fairfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.18%.

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