Fairview is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,782 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairview is the 52nd largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities, Fairview isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fairview are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairview is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairview who work in office and administrative support (16.40%), food service (11.59%), and management occupations (9.78%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 education level of Fairview citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.49% of adults in Fairview have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fairview in 2022 was $41,309, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,236 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fairview is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fairview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European. In addition, Fairview has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.09%). The most common language spoken in Fairview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
