Hardwood Floor Refinishing in Fairfax, Iowa
Fairfax is a small Linn County city, and it is Fairfax, Iowa: not Fairfax County or the city of Fairfax in Virginia, and not Fairfax Township, which is a separate Linn County unit. The Census Bureau counts 2,837 people in its April 2020 estimates base and 2,937 in its 2024 estimate.
Housing at a glance
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Population, April 2020 estimates base | 2,837 |
| Population, 2024 estimate | 2,937 |
| Housing units (give or take) | 1,046 (give or take 97) |
| Median year built (give or take) | 2004 (give or take 2 years) |
| Built in 1939 or earlier | 8.4% |
| Built in 2000 or later | 64.1% |
| Single-family homes standing alone | 72.5% |
| In buildings of five or more units | 2.4% |
| Mobile homes | 0.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 92.4% |
| Renter-occupied homes | 7.6% |
| Householders who moved in during 2020 or later | 19.6% |
| Median gross rent | $1,366 a month |
| Median value of owner-occupied homes | $274,500 |
| Residents 3 and over enrolled in college or graduate school | 3.3% |
| About these figures | Population is the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base and 2024 estimate; the rest are Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. They are sample-based estimates with margins, and they describe housing and households, not floors |
Homes by year built
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 or later | 39 | 3.7% |
| 2010 to 2019 | 225 | 21.5% |
| 2000 to 2009 | 407 | 38.9% |
| 1990 to 1999 | 30 | 2.9% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 54 | 5.2% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 98 | 9.4% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 37 | 3.5% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 68 | 6.5% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1939 or earlier | 88 | 8.4% |
What stands out
Fairfax is the smallest town here by housing stock, an estimated 1,046 units, so its survey sample is small and its figures carry real margins. Within that, the pattern is clear: about 64 percent of homes date from 2000 or later, about 92 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied, and about 72 percent are single-family homes standing alone. A small older group remains, about 8 percent or roughly 88 homes from 1939 or earlier. The median gross rent, $1,366 a month, appears highest among the eleven towns, but its margin of error (±$202) overlaps North Liberty's and Tiffin's figures, and only about 8 percent of Fairfax homes are rented, so the ranking is not a precise one.