About Fairview

Fairview is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,029 people and just one neighborhood, Fairview is the 198th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Fairview is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fairview is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairview who work in management occupations (13.89%), office and administrative support jobs (12.15%), and sales jobs (11.17%).

Fairview is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Fairview's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fairview spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.79 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Fairview is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Fairview, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.18% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Fairview is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Fairview Information and Demographics

The population of Fairview is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 33.21% of adults in Fairview have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fairview in 2000 was $23,951, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,804 for a family of four.

The people who call Fairview home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fairview is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Fairview is English.