| City of Fairfield |
| Solano County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
96,178 |
100.0% |
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108,649 |
100.0% |
| In households |
91,949 |
95.6% |
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| In group quarters |
4,229 |
4.4% |
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| RACE |
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| White |
54,063 |
56.2% |
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51,736 |
47.6% |
| Black or African American |
14,446 |
15.0% |
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14,425 |
13.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
744 |
0.8% |
|
291 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
10,471 |
10.9% |
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16,879 |
15.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
899 |
0.9% |
|
1,579 |
1.5% |
| Some other race |
8,431 |
8.8% |
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18,573 |
17.1% |
| Two or more races |
7,124 |
7.4% |
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5,166 |
4.8% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
18,050 |
18.8% |
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26,814 |
24.7% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
78,128 |
81.2% |
|
81,835 |
75.3% |
| White |
47,094 |
49.0% |
|
42,926 |
39.5% |
| Black or African American |
14,097 |
14.7% |
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14,366 |
13.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
518 |
0.5% |
|
291 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
10,288 |
10.7% |
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16,715 |
15.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
851 |
0.9% |
|
1,579 |
1.5% |
| Some other race |
270 |
0.3% |
|
1,628 |
1.5% |
| Two or more races |
5,021 |
5.2% |
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4,330 |
4.0% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
80,521 |
83.7% |
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84,213 |
77.5% |
| Foreign born |
15,647 |
16.3% |
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24,436 |
22.5% |
| Naturalized citizen |
7,848 |
8.2% |
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9,382 |
8.6% |
| Not a citizen |
7,799 |
8.1% |
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15,054 |
13.9% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
47,882 |
49.8% |
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53,890 |
49.6% |
| Female |
48,296 |
50.2% |
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54,759 |
50.4% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
8,163 |
8.5% |
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8,278 |
7.6% |
| 5 to 17 years |
20,496 |
21.3% |
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22,589 |
20.8% |
| 18 to 64 years |
58,885 |
61.2% |
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67,522 |
62.1% |
| 65 years and over |
8,634 |
9.0% |
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10,260 |
9.4% |
| Median age |
31.1 |
X |
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32.5 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
30,870 |
100.0% |
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34,730 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
24,018 |
77.8% |
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26,028 |
74.9% |
| Families with children under 18 |
13,315 |
43.1% |
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14,789 |
42.6% |
| Average household size |
2.98 |
X |
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3.07 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.33 |
X |
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3.52 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
31,792 |
100.0% |
|
38,066 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
30,870 |
97.1% |
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34,730 |
91.2% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
18,415 |
59.7% |
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22,721 |
65.4% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
12,455 |
40.3% |
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12,009 |
34.6% |
| Vacant housing units |
922 |
2.9% |
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3,336 |
8.8% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
21,336 |
67.0% |
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24,867 |
65.3% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
174,700 |
X |
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481,200 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
778 |
X |
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1,026 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
51,151 |
X |
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63,763 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
55,503 |
X |
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70,437 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
20,617 |
X |
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25,141 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
8,496 |
9.3% |
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10,915 |
10.0% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
56,512 |
100.0% |
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67,482 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
13,890 |
24.6% |
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19,448 |
28.8% |
| Bachelor's degree |
8,098 |
14.3% |
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10,453 |
15.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
3,426 |
6.1% |
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4,194 |
6.2% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
29.5 |
X |
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30.0 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
42,519 |
100.0% |
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48,290 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
39,052 |
91.8% |
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45,029 |
93.2% |
| Drove alone |
31,338 |
73.7% |
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35,234 |
73.0% |
| Carpooled |
7,714 |
18.1% |
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9,795 |
20.3% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
798 |
1.9% |
|
948 |
2.0% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
565 |
1.3% |
|
479 |
1.0% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
3 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Subway or elevated |
122 |
0.3% |
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218 |
0.5% |
| Railroad |
23 |
0.1% |
|
193 |
0.4% |
| Ferryboat |
59 |
0.1% |
|
58 |
0.1% |
| Taxicab |
26 |
0.1% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
192 |
0.5% |
|
265 |
0.5% |
| Bicycle |
205 |
0.5% |
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181 |
0.4% |
| Walked |
739 |
1.7% |
|
349 |
0.7% |
| Other means |
388 |
0.9% |
|
80 |
0.2% |
| Worked at home |
1,145 |
2.7% |
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1,438 |
3.0% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
39,186 |
100.0% |
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48,926 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
11,468 |
29.3% |
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14,492 |
29.6% |
| Service |
6,676 |
17.0% |
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8,313 |
17.0% |
| Sales and office |
11,179 |
28.5% |
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12,095 |
24.7% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
160 |
0.4% |
|
423 |
0.9% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
4,268 |
10.9% |
|
6,330 |
12.9% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
5,435 |
13.9% |
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7,273 |
14.9% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
1,997 |
5.1% |
|
3,118 |
6.4% |
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