CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fairview

West Virginia · 521 residents · 0.28 sq mi

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Fairview is home to 521 people in West Virginia. The median age is 47.8, about 15 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $34,200. Households take in $16,563 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 47.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

521

+20%vs 2000

vs 435 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

47.8

+10%vs 2000

vs 43.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024267

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.7%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(37)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(17)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349%(47)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(85)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(49)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.2%(69)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.2%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.7%(56)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,563

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,896 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,539

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,106 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,200

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $308 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(430)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(521)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German23.2%(62)

Irish19.9%(53)

Scottish14.6%(39)

English12.4%(33)

French3.7%(10)

Polish3.7%(10)

Dutch3%(8)

American2.6%(7)

Italian2.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.5%

−16.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 18.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56.4%(62)

Married40.9%(45)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced2.7%(3)

Women 15+

Never married29.5%(39)

Married50%(66)

Widowed18.2%(24)

Divorced2.3%(3)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.2%

−13.0 ptssince 2020

from 75.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

43.4%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.2%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 81.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.2%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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