Moving to Fairfax, South Carolina
Population: 3,206. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,178 (-0.9% change)
Males: 2,062 (64.3%), Females: 1,144 (35.7%)
Allendale County
Zip code: 29827
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $17,083
Median house value: $51,400
Population by Race
Races in Fairfax:
- Black (73.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (25.7%)
Ancestries: United States (6.1%), English (1.8%), German (1.4%), Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 136 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fairfax
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 13.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fairfax town
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 38.4%
- Separated: 13.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +883 (+38.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Fairfax:
- ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (1787 ALLENDALE FAIRFAX RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairfax:
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; VARNVILLE, SC)
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BARNWELL, SC)
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BAMBERG, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfax:
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 50 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 57 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfax:
- ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 3 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; Abbreviation: 88J)
- HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 14 miles; HAMPTON, SC; Abbreviation: 3J0)
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 23 miles; BARNWELL, SC; Abbreviation: BNL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfax:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 54 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 69 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
Schools
Public high schools in Fairfax:
- ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 3581 ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ALLENDALE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Location: 1057 REVOLUTIONARY TRAIL S; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairfax:
- ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX MIDDLE (Students: 428; Location: 3305 ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FAIRFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location: 14TH AND BYRD STREETS; Grades: PK – 05)