Fairfield, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairfield	Washington	National
Income per capita	$39,798	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$79,171	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,673	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,367	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,900	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,868	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.0%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairfield is 11% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairfield is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairfield is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairfield is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,775 $79,171 $158,342

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fairfield median earnings by income bracket

Fairfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.7%	16.7%
Manufacturing sector	11.8%	11.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	24.5%	24.5%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.7%	15.7%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	13.7%	13.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rockford Bay, ID	362	$150,306	84.8%
Spangle, WA	238	$92,934	14.3%
Rockford, WA	431	$86,454	6.3%
Rosalia, WA	667	$79,852	1.8%
Tekoa, WA	798	$79,076	2.8%
Fairfield, WA	495	$79,171	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nenana, AK	495	$70,613	13.2%
Hurtsboro, AL	495	$60,884	25.1%
Runnells, IA	495	$122,058	50.1%
Sun River Terrace, IL	495	$69,276	14.8%
Kensington, KS	495	$76,080	6.5%
Fairfield, WA	495	$79,171	2.7%

Source: The Fairfield, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.