2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Fairfield, ID vs Idaho City, ID

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- Household income in Idaho City, is 19% less than it is in Fairfield and is 112% below the National Average.
- Fairfield unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Idaho City unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Fairfield, IDIdaho City, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,584  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$32,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairfield, IDIdaho City, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K30.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock19.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairfield, IDIdaho City, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services11.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock19.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair32.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.9%13.1%
Reviews for Fairfield    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Quiet, lovely rural environment. Small town life encapsulated. Fairly long winters, temperate summers. About 300 people in the town and only 1,000 in the entire county.  More

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I spent the first thirteen years of my life in this town and let me tell you it is really tiny! Its very beautiful and a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn't  More

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