Fairfax, CA

Full City Profile · California · Kern County County

3.0 /5.0

B Good

7,523 Population 7,919/sq mi density

$131,875 Median Income $76,359 per capita

$1,121,500 Home Value $1,177,902 Zillow

$2,281 Median Rent 51.0% income on rent

65°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

119 Violent Crime/100K 1,215 property/100K

Overall

3.0 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.2 / 5.0

$131,875 median income, 6.9% unemployment

Affordability

1.9 / 5.0

$1,121,500 home value, $2,281/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

119 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

65.5% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-16.7%

1,986 → 1,654

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-8.74%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Fairfax across each available Census ACS release.

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

872

-782 from 2023 (1,654)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	1,986	—	—	—
2023	1,654	-16.7%	$50,326	—

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.