Fairfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 6,540 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairfield is the 50th largest community in Maine.
Also of interest is that Fairfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Fairfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fairfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fairfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Fairfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Fairfield are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.84% of adults in Fairfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Fairfield in 2022 was $31,452, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,808 for a family of four. However, Fairfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Fairfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Fairfield include Irish, English, French, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.