THE NUMBERS

Fairfax in the 2000 U.S. Census:
Population 3,765
Data Source: St. Albans Messenger Special Section, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002


SUBJECT

NUMBER

PERCENT

SEX AND AGE

Male

Female

Under 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20 to 24 years

26 to 34 years

35 to 44 years

45 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 74 years

75 to 84 years

84 years and over

Median age (years)

RACE

One race

White

Black or African American

American Indian and Alaska Native

Asian

Two or more races

Race alone or with other races:

White

Black or African American

American Indian and Alaska Native

Asian

Some other race

FAMILY & CULTURE RELATIONSHIP

Total population

In households

Householder

Spouse

Child

Own child under 18 years

Other relatives

Under 18 years

Nonrelatives

Unmarried partner

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

Never married

Now married, except separated

Separated

Widowed

Female

Divorced

Female

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Living with grandchildren

Responsible for grandchildren

 

2,014

1,751

266

326

334

248

180

614

845

495

164

87

119

73

14

33.9

 

3,727

3,680

20

12

11

38

 

3,718

24

43

11

5

 

3,765

3,527

1,222

841

1,196

1,022

88

33

180

92

 

2,838

706

1,756

46

109

69

221

92

 

49

19

 

53.5

46.5

7.1

8.7

8.9

6.6

4.8

16.3

22.4

13.1

4.4

2.3

3.2

1.9

0.4

 

 

99.0

97.7

0.5

0.3

0.3

1.0

 

98.8

0.6

1.1

0.3

0.1

 

 

93.7

32.5

22.3

31.8

27.1

2.3

0.9

4.8

2.4

 

 

24.9

61.9

1.6

3.8

2.4

7.8

3.2

 

 

38.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 and over

Civilian veterans

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

English only

Language other than English

Spanish

Other Indo-European languages

ANCESTRY

(single or multiple)

Total population

Total ancestries reported

Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

French

French Canadian

German

Greek

Hungarian

Irish

Italian

Norwegian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Scotch-lrish

Scottish

Slovak

Swedish

Swiss

Ukrainian

United States or American

Welsh

Other ancestries

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE

Total households

Famlly households (families)

With owm children under 18 years

Married-couple family

With own children under 18 years

Female householder, no husband

With own children under 18 years

Nonfamily households

Householder living alone

Householder 65 years and over

Households with under 18

Households with 65 and over

Average household size

Average family size

 

2,674

320

 

3,504

3,345

159

13

146

 

 

3,765

4,362

11

33

23

758

755

429

290

5

3

643

201

44

55

5

9

74

155

5

30

7

6

416

55

350

 

 

1,222

967

545

841

460

71

53

255

181

59

576

154

2.89

3.20

 

 

12.0

 

 

95.5

4.5

0.4

4.2

 

 

 

115.9

0.3

0.9

0.6

20.1

20.1

11.4

7.7

0.1

0.1

17.1

5.3

1.2

1.5

0.1

0.2

2.0

4.1

0.1

0.8

0.2

0.2

11.0

1.5

9.3

 

 

 

79.1

44.6

68.8

37.6

5.8

4.3

20.9

14.8

4.8

47.1

12.6

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

Total housing units

Occupied housing units

Vacant housing units

For seasonal use

Homeowner vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate

HOUSING TENURE

Occupied housing units

Owner-occupied housing units

Renter-occupied housing units

Total housing units

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1-unit, attached

2 units

3 or 4 units

5 to 9 units

10 to 19 units

20 or more units

Mobile home

Boat, RV, van, etc

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

1995 to 1998

1990 to 1994

1980 to 1989

1970 to 1979

1960 to 1969

1940 to 1959

1939 or earlier

 

 

1,249

1,222

27

6

1.2%

1.7%

 

1,222

1,047

175

1,249

 

984

43

52

14

28

18

--

110

--

 

50

128

158

275

218

107

18

295

 

 

 

100.0

97.8

2.2

0.5

 

 

 

100.0

85.7

14.3

 

 

78.8

3.4

4.2

1.1

2.2

1.4

--

8.8

--

 

4.0

10.2

12 7

22.0

17.5

8.6

1.4

23.6

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

No telephone service

VALUE

Less then $50,000

$50,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $149,999

$150,000 to $199,999

$200,000 to $299,999

$300,000 to $499,999

$500,000 to $999,999

$1,000,000 or more

Median

MORTGAGE STATUS

With a mortgage

Less than $300

$300 to $499

$500 to $699

$700 to $999

$1,000 to $1,499

$1,500 to $1,999

$2,000 or more

Median

Not mortgaged

Median

7

4

6

 

6

148

284

107

21

--

--

--

$121,200

 

444

--

11

30

106

243

35

19

$1,120

122

$344

0.6

0.3

0.5

 

1.1

26.1

50.2

18.9

3.7

--

--

--

 

 

78.4

--

1.9

5.3

18.7

42.9

6.2

3.4

 

21.6