Humidity & wind
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Population
122,489
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$624,300
Owner-occupied units
Fairfield, CA
California · 38.262° N, 122.032° W · 42 sq mi
Fairfield is a city in California, with a population of 122,489 and about 2,945 residents per square mile. The median household earns $101,895 a year, and the median home is worth $624,300.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
42 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,945
People per square mile
Rank by population
#253
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#313
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$101,895
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,266
Per month
Homeownership
61.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.7 min
One way
People
Median age
36.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
23.3%
Households
38,757
3.07 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20.8%
Retail trade 12.6%
Professional & business services 12.6%
Manufacturing 9.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Fairfield
- Vacaville, CA8 mi · 103,850
- Napa, CA15 mi · 76,562
- Vallejo, CA16 mi · 123,287
- Pittsburg, CA18 mi · 77,542
- Concord, CA20 mi · 123,261
- Antioch, CA23 mi · 118,958
- Walnut Creek, CA25 mi · 70,012
- Davis, CA26 mi · 66,110
Cities about the same size
- New Braunfels, TX122,492
- Cambridge, MA122,588
- Odessa, TX122,707
- Ann Arbor, MI122,233
- Thousand Oaks, CA122,230
- Arvada, CO122,901
- Hartford, CT121,981
- Berkeley, CA121,911
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.