ZIP 52228 · Fairfax
Who lives in ZIP code 52228 (Fairfax, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairfax, IA · Linn County
uszips 2026
People3,802
Median age40.4
Household income$118,125
Home value$311,008
Median rent$1,167/mo
Poverty4.8%
College degree+40.9%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Wider region
- Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 39 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,416
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.0% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
55.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,262.
Education (adults 25+)
35.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.5%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 6.7%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 73.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.0%
- Rent burden
- 16.6%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 76.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 3.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 40.8%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 7.1%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.