Fairfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,690 people and four associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 69th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fairfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairfield is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairfield who work in food service (17.76%), office and administrative support (13.98%), and maintenance occupations (9.52%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Fairfield is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Fairfield enrolled in college, Fairfield has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Fairfield is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Fairfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.27% of adults in Fairfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fairfield in 2022 was $23,085, 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 $92,340 for a family of four. However, Fairfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Nigerian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
