Fairfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 6,537 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 50th largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns 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 town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairfield who work in office and administrative support (16.51%), sales jobs (13.16%), and teaching (8.20%). Also of interest is that Fairfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Fairfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fairfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fairfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Fairfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Fairfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.31% of adults 25 and older in Fairfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Fairfield in 2022 was $29,504, which is lower middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,016 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include Irish, English, French, French Canadian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
