Fairfax, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 889. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,512 (+70.1% change)
Males: 443 (49.8%), Females: 446 (50.2%)
Linn County
Zip code: 52228
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $57,850
Median house value: $105,200
Population by Race
Races in Fairfax:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (41.8%), Irish (17.2%), English (12.8%), Czech (9.9%), Norwegian (4.8%), United States (4.2%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fairfax
- High school or higher: 90.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fairfax city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 65.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 8.9%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+6.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfax:
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MARENGO, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfax:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 7 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 61 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 73 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfax:
- AMANA (about 12 miles; AMANA, IA; Abbreviation: C11)
- MARION (about 20 miles; MARION, IA; Abbreviation: C17)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 27 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Abbreviation: IOW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfax:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 25 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 53 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 88 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
Libraries
Library in Fairfax:
- FAIRFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,449; Location: 313 VANDERBILT STREET; 10,756 books; 196 audio materials; 857 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)