Fairfield, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school29,152100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,7035.8
Kindergarten1,7125.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)13,16345.2
High school (grades 9-12)6,22221.3
College or graduate school6,35221.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over56,512100.0
Less than 9th grade3,2995.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,1529.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)13,89024.6
Some college, no degree17,76831.4
Associate degree4,8798.6
Bachelor's degree8,09814.3
Graduate or professional degree3,4266.1
Percent high school graduate or higher85.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over72,042100.0
Never married19,24926.7
Now married, except separated40,98156.9
Separated1,7372.4
Widowed3,4444.8
Female
2,7313.8
Divorced6,6319.2
Female
3,9515.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,670100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,00337.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over63,202100.0
Civilian veterans11,85618.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years24,274100.0
With a disability2,2969.5
Population 21 to 64 years49,672100.0
With a disability10,50321.1
Percent employed
57.8(X)
No disability39,16978.9
Percent employed
74.5(X)
Population 65 years and over7,921100.0
With a disability3,30541.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over88,341100.0
Same house in 199539,72745.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199545,15851.1
Same county
22,98226.0
Different county
22,17625.1
Same state
13,60015.4
Different state
8,5769.7
Elsewhere in 19953,4563.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population96,168100.0
Native80,52183.7
Born in United States
77,53680.6
State of residence
46,77548.6
Different state
30,76132.0
Born outside United States
2,9853.1
Foreign born15,64716.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
5,2305.4
Naturalized citizen
7,8488.2
Not a citizen
7,7998.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)15,647100.0
Europe1,56710.0
Asia7,05145.1
Africa880.6
Oceania2681.7
Latin America6,36440.7
Northern America3092.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over88,341100.0
English only66,82875.6
Language other than English21,51324.4
Speak English less than 'very well
8,7649.9
Spanish
11,05012.5
Speak English less than "very well"
5,3026.0
Other Indo-European languages
3,2663.7
Speak English less than "very well"
8501.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6,7527.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5102.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population96,168100.0

Total ancestries reported

104,088108.2
Arab4500.5
Czech14540.5
Danish3830.4
Dutch1,1901.2
English6,9967.3
French (except Basque)12,9533.1
French Canadian18420.9
German10,36810.8
Greek3610.4
Hungarian2500.3
Irish18,7079.1
Italian4,7484.9
Lithuanian1730.2
Norwegian1,6701.7
Polish1,1631.2
Portuguese1,1991.2
Russian4480.5
Scotch-Irish1,3231.4
Scottish1,6911.8
Slovak450.0
Subsaharan African1,0261.1
Swedish1,1561.2
Swiss1020.1
Ukrainian2000.2
United States or American3,8644.0
Welsh5890.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2520.3
Other ancestries51,48553.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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