Fairfield is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,972 people and four associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 536th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fairfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairfield is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairfield who work in maintenance occupations (15.32%), office and administrative support (11.01%), and healthcare (9.78%). As is often the case in a small city, Fairfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Fairfield who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.88% of the adults in Fairfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fairfield in 2022 was $28,982, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,928 for a family of four. However, Fairfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fairfield is an extremely 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. Fairfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
