With 267 people, Fairview is a city in West Virginia. The median age is 58.1, about 19 years above the US median. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 44 minutes. The typical home is worth $92,400, having more than doubled since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,583, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairview
What changed most since 1990
Population521 → 267(−49%)US over the same years: +35%
White share100.0% → 93.6%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$82,082 → $92,400(+13%)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)27.3%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 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
521
$39,752
$82,082
6.4%
0.0
2000
435
$45,352
$73,231
12.8%
2.8
2010
408
$46,754
$91,925
14.8%
3.6
2020
373
$65,771
$115,144
10.5%
15.4
2024
267
$55,583
$92,400
21.0%
14.9
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.
