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Population (year 2000): 12,381. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,696 (-5.5% change)
Males: 5,472 (44.2%), Females: 6,909 (55.8%)
Zip code:
35064
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $27,845 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,100 (year 2000)
Races in Fairfield:
- Black (90.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (8.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (1.3%), English
(1.3%).
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairfield
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairfield city
- Never married: 33.4%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 13.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +241 (+2.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Fairfield:
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (701 RICHARD
M SCRUSHY PARKWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 5 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 5 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
- BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BIRMINGHAM,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairfield:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 13 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 61 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:
- BESSEMER (about 13 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 24 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID:
EET)
- BIBB COUNTY (about 40 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID:
0A8)
Amtrak station near Fairfield:
- 8 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Fairfield:
- MILES COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,460;
Location: 5500 MYRON MASSEY BLVD; Private,
not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairfield:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 5 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 26 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 40 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
Public high schools in Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD HIGH PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students:
717; Location: 610 VALLEY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FAIRFIELD AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (Location:
610 VALLEY RD; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Fairfield:
- RESTORATION ACADEMY (Students: 143; Location:
4600 CARNEGIE AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:
- FOREST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 587;
Location: 7000 GRASELLI RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 390;
Location: 715 VALLEY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- GLEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377;
Location: 1301 HIGHLAND DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 282;
Location: 301 61ST ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- FAIRFIELD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 6405
AVE D; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Fairfield:
- SAINT MARYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 197;
Location: 6124 MYRON MASSEY BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Fairfield:
- WALTER J. HANNA MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $371,433; Location: 4615 GARY AVENUE; 47,491
books; 1,063 audio materials; 1,475 video materials; 81
serial subscriptions)
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