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Fairfield, California: commercial real estate data.
Fairfield is a Census city of 120,785 people across 41.59 square miles of land, in Solano County. Median household income is $101,895, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 95 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $60.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairfield
What Fairfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area41.59 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,904
- County holding the largest share of its areaSolano 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.
Fairfield
How many people live in Fairfield
- Population120,785
- Median age36.9
- Population under 1829,084
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over18,051
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households38,757
- Family households28,539
- Share of households that are families73.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Income and work in Fairfield
- Median household income$101,895
- Per capita income$43,473
- Civilian labor force57,778
- Employed54,432
- Unemployed3,346
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over80,524
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Housing in Fairfield
- Housing units40,391
- Occupied units38,757
- Vacant units1,634 plus or minus 356
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied23,757
- Renter occupied15,000
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$624,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,266
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.7 percent
- Single family units30,701
- Share single family76.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,946
- Share in buildings of two or more22.1 percent
- Mobile homes723 plus or minus 167
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
How Fairfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute48,413
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,305
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20,692
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.7 percent
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
SBA loans in Fairfield (7(a))
- Approvals95
- Gross approval$60,795,700
- Average approval$639,955
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,496,080
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,331
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full12
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.2 percent
- Share to franchises16.8 percent
- Distinct lenders45
- Distinct industries by NAICS60
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have 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.
Fairfield
SBA loans in Fairfield (504)
- Approvals57
- Gross approval$62,338,000
- Average approval$1,093,649
- Median approval$555,000
- Largest approval$5,499,000
- Jobs supported607
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairfield
Flood risk in Fairfield
- NFIP communityCity of Fairfield
- NFIP community number060370
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date08/03/16
The City of Fairfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060370 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.
Solano County, not Fairfield
Solano County context, not Fairfield figures
- Establishments in Solano County7,755
- Covered employment, Solano County143,366
- Average annual pay, Solano County$71,403
- Housing units permitted, Solano County1,455
Every figure in this section is published for Solano County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairfield.
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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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
Fairfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairfield, California?
120,785, in 38,757 households. Fairfield city covers 41.59 square miles of land, which is 2,904 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairfield in?
Solano 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 Fairfield?
$101,895. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $624,300. Median gross rent is $2,266 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairfield businesses?
95 7(a) approvals totaling $60.8 m since FY2020, across 45 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 57 504 approvals worth $62.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairfield. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fairfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairfield, city of, community 060370, 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 Fairfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Solano 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 Fairfield.
Is zoning published for Fairfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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