COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downing vs Fairfield
PLACE A
Downing, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
Downing is 58% smaller than Fairfield. Downing earns more, with a median household income $6,101 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -12%).
DOWNINGFAIRFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population225542−58% vs Fairfield
Population density76805−729
Population growth-11.7%3.7%−15.4 pts
Median age40.748.4−7.7
Male48.7%47.6%+1.1 pts
Female51.3%52.4%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born3.3%0.5%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%92.4%−12.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino11.1%1.2%+9.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other9.2%6.3%+2.9 pts
Median household income$61,875$55,774+$6,101
Per capita income$28,357$29,402−$1,045
Poverty rate6.3%22.1%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.404−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%20.3%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree3.8%8.7%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%8.8%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation65.6%46.0%+19.6 pts
Median home value$168,300$238,200−$69,900
Median gross rent$775$1,018−$243
Owner-occupied81.8%71.0%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%6.5%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%56.0%−39.3 pts
Average commute28.431.6−3.2
Worked from home5.2%8.1%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.4%6.2%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025