Fairlawn is a city of 2,488 people in Virginia. At a median age of 55.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 28% less than in Virginia as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.9%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,918, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairlawn
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.4 → 55.1(+15.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.6% → 42.2%(+26.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants72.0% → 83.6%(+11.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)40.7%(101)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.7%(101)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(88)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 248 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
Fairlawn, decade by decade
Fairlawn 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
2,354
$53,855
$131,764
15.6%
17.3
2000
2,211
$58,326
$136,078
15.8%
18.4
2010
2,367
$72,468
$225,136
28.6%
15.0
2020
2,419
$68,546
$241,559
32.0%
29.9
2024
2,488
$66,918
$243,500
42.2%
17.6
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.
