With 2,298 people, Fairview is a city in North Carolina. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. 25.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,132, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 112%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairview
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.4% → 51.6%(+35.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate6.4% → 25.2%(+18.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$176,405 → $439,600(+149%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era75%(48)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 64 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fairview, decade by decade
Fairview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,800
$73,872
$176,405
16.4%
0.0
2000
2,495
$85,286
$206,940
26.4%
7.8
2010
2,678
$98,115
$388,990
29.6%
16.4
2020
2,771
$71,469
$346,522
32.7%
26.2
2024
2,298
$92,132
$439,600
51.6%
23.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
