Because there are quite a few people attending college in Fairfield, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Fairfield provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
As is often the case in a small city, Fairfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Fairfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.54% of adults in Fairfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fairfield in 2022 was $23,897, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,588 for a family of four. However, Fairfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fairfield also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.32% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Fairfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include African, English, German, Jamaican, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
