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Fairfield, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Fairfield is a Census city of 194 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Nelson County. Median household income is $90,781, 97.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Fairfield through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 194 with a margin of error of plus or minus 149, which is 76.8 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Fairfield
What Fairfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land679 plus or minus 522
- County holding the largest share of its areaNelson 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
- Population194 plus or minus 149
- Median age59.8
- Population under 187 plus or minus 14
- Share under 183.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over28.4 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Households117 plus or minus 109
- Family households102 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families87.2 percent plus or minus 43.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Income and work in Fairfield
- Median household income$90,781
- Per capita income$31,416 plus or minus $13,361
- Civilian labor force68 plus or minus 50
- Employed66 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over187 plus or minus 149
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Housing in Fairfield
- Housing units117 plus or minus 109
- Occupied units117 plus or minus 109
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied114 plus or minus 109
- Renter occupied3 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate97.4 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Single family units44 plus or minus 27
- Share single family37.6 percent plus or minus 42.1
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 111
- Median year structure built1973
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 commute64 plus or minus 50
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.4 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more42 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more65.6 percent plus or minus 54.2
- Drove alone92.4 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Flood risk in Fairfield
- NFIP communityCity of Fairfield
- NFIP community number210424
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/25
The City of Fairfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210424 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nelson County, not Fairfield
Nelson County context, not Fairfield figures
- Establishments in Nelson County1,023
- Covered employment, Nelson County18,445
- Average annual pay, Nelson County$56,670
- Housing units permitted, Nelson County210
Every figure in this section is published for Nelson 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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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
Fairfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairfield, Kentucky?
194, in 117 households. Fairfield city covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 679 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?
Nelson 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?
$90,781. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fairfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairfield, city of, community 210424, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Nelson 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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