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Fairfax, California: commercial real estate data.
Fairfax is a Census town of 7,516 people across 2.23 square miles of land, in Marin County. Median household income is $141,653, 68.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairfax
What Fairfax is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,373
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fairfax
- Population7,516
- Median age48.7
- Population under 181,281 plus or minus 273
- Share under 1817.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over1,735
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households3,265
- Family households1,741
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairfax
- Median household income$141,653
- Per capita income$82,720
- Civilian labor force4,442
- Employed3,987
- Unemployed455 plus or minus 294
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over5,839
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairfax
- Housing units3,417
- Occupied units3,265
- Vacant units152 plus or minus 103
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied2,249
- Renter occupied1,016 plus or minus 244
- Ownership rate68.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,163,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,367
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units2,630
- Share single family77.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more787 plus or minus 225
- Share in buildings of two or more23.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairfax gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,428
- Commuting under 15 minutes480 plus or minus 179
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,121 plus or minus 268
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.2 percent
- Drove alone47.1 percent
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport2.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home38.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fairfax (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$5,722,900
- Average approval$476,908
- Median approval$274,000
- Largest approval$1,300,000
- Jobs supported90
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfax, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fairfax
- NFIP communityTown of Fairfax
- NFIP community number060175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date03/17/14
The Town of Fairfax participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060175 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marin County, not Fairfax
Marin County context, not Fairfax figures
- Establishments in Marin County10,049
- Covered employment, Marin County110,934
- Average annual pay, Marin County$93,552
- Housing units permitted, Marin County158
Every figure in this section is published for Marin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairfax.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairfax questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairfax, California?
7,516, in 3,265 households. Fairfax town covers 2.23 square miles of land, which is 3,373 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairfax in?
Marin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairfax?
$141,653. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,163,600. Median gross rent is $2,367 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairfax businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $5.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $274,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfax, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairfax borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairfax. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fairfax in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairfax appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairfax, town of, community 060175, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairfax figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairfax.
Is zoning published for Fairfax?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.