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Population (year 2000): 9,509. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,404 (-1.1% change)
Males: 4,575 (48.1%), Females: 4,934 (51.9%)
Jefferson County
Zip codes:
52556.
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $31,202 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,200 (year 2000)
Races in Fairfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Asian Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (13.6%),
Irish (11.3%), United States (8.2%), Italian (3.3%), Swedish
(3.0%).
Elevation: 778 feet
Land area: 5.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairfield
- High school or higher: 88.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairfield city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 14.5%
5.4% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.1%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -501 (-5.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Fairfield:
- JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (400 HIGHLAND)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:
- VAN BUREN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
KEOSAUQUA, IA)
- KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles;
SIGOURNEY, IA)
- HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairfield:
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 33 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 62 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 63 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD MUNI (about 3 miles; FAIRFIELD, IA; ID:
FFL)
- KEOSAUQUA MUNI (about 19 miles; KEOSAUQUA, IA; ID:
6K9)
- WASHINGTON MUNI (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, IA; ID:
AWG)
College/University in Fairfield:
- MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT (Full-time
enrollment: 668; Location: 1000 N 4TH ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.mum.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairfield:
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 54 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 103
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
Public high school in Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 657;
Location: 605 E BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fairfield:
- MAHARISHI SCHOOL OF THE AGE OF (Students:
536; Location: 804 NORTH THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- SUBURBAN HGTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Students: 84;
Location: PO BOX 107; Grades: KG - 12)
- FAIRFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 58;
Location: 2009 S MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 500;
Location: 404 W FILLMORE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 1000 S 6TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 276;
Location: 406 E MADISON; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: 401 W STONE; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$443,623; Location: 104 W. ADAMS; 65,537 books; 3,787
audio materials; 2,368 video materials; 245 serial
subscriptions)
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