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City of Fairfield
Solano County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 96,178 100.0%   105,332 100.0%
In households 91,949 95.6%   103,560 98.3%
In group quarters 4,229 4.4%   1,772 1.7%
     
RACE    
White 54,063 56.2%   49,102 46.6%
Black or African American 14,446 15.0%   17,526 16.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 744 0.8%   523 0.5%
Asian 10,471 10.9%   14,780 14.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 899 0.9%   847 0.8%
Some other race 8,431 8.8%   17,086 16.2%
Two or more races 7,124 7.4%   5,468 5.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,050 18.8%   27,239 25.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 78,128 81.2%   78,093 74.1%
White 47,094 49.0%   40,067 38.0%
Black or African American 14,097 14.7%   17,074 16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 518 0.5%   376 0.4%
Asian 10,288 10.7%   14,410 13.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 851 0.9%   847 0.8%
Some other race 270 0.3%   1,277 1.2%
Two or more races 5,021 5.2%   4,042 3.8%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 80,521 83.7%   81,825 77.7%
Foreign born 15,647 16.3%   23,507 22.3%
Naturalized citizen 7,848 8.2%   9,894 9.4%
Not a citizen 7,799 8.1%   13,613 12.9%
     
SEX    
Male 47,882 49.8%   52,761 50.1%
Female 48,296 50.2%   52,571 49.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 8,163 8.5%   8,831 8.4%
5 to 17 years 20,496 21.3%   21,611 20.5%
18 to 64 years 58,885 61.2%   65,436 62.1%
65 years and over 8,634 9.0%   9,454 9.0%
Median age 31.1 X   31.8 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,870 100.0%   33,330 100.0%
Family households 24,018 77.8%   25,172 75.5%
Families with children under 18 13,315 43.1%   13,772 41.3%
Average household size 2.98 X   3.11 X
Average family size 3.33 X   3.52 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,792 100.0%   36,670 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,870 97.1%   33,330 90.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 18,415 59.7%   21,027 63.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 12,455 40.3%   12,303 36.9%
Vacant housing units 922 2.9%   3,340 9.1%
1 unit, detached housing 21,336 67.0%   24,380 66.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 174,700 X   470,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 778 X   1,122 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 51,151 X   64,682 X
Median family income (dollars) 55,503 X   70,069 X
Per capita income (dollars) 20,617 X   25,257 X
Individuals in poverty 8,496 9.3%   10,406 9.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 56,512 100.0%   63,579 100.0%
High school graduate 13,890 24.6%   17,324 27.2%
Bachelor's degree 8,098 14.3%   9,283 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree 3,426 6.1%   3,502 5.5%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.5 X   29.2 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 42,519 100.0%   46,358 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 39,052 91.8%   42,846 92.4%
Drove alone 31,338 73.7%   34,748 75.0%
Carpooled 7,714 18.1%   8,098 17.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 798 1.9%   910 2.0%
Bus or trolley bus 565 1.3%   622 1.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 3 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 122 0.3%   140 0.3%
Railroad 23 0.1%   100 0.2%
Ferryboat 59 0.1%   48 0.1%
Taxicab 26 0.1%   19 0.0%
Motorcycle 192 0.5%   116 0.3%
Bicycle 205 0.5%   136 0.3%
Walked 739 1.7%   661 1.4%
Other means 388 0.9%   178 0.4%
Worked at home 1,145 2.7%   1,492 3.2%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 39,186 100.0%   46,400 100.0%
Management, professional and related 11,468 29.3%   14,196 30.6%
Service 6,676 17.0%   7,224 15.6%
Sales and office 11,179 28.5%   12,632 27.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 160 0.4%   448 1.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 4,268 10.9%   5,968 12.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,435 13.9%   5,932 12.8%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,997 5.1%   2,701 5.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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