Fairfield is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,901 people and four associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 536th largest community in Texas.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Fairfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.77% 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 $27,665, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,660 for a family of four. However, Fairfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fairfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Fairfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.