COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs Burlington
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Burlington, Pennsylvania
Fairfax is 845% larger than Burlington. Burlington earns more, with a median household income $20,033 higher. Burlington has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -26%).
FAIRFAXBURLINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,352143+845% vs Burlington
Population density408244+164
Population growth-25.7%-7.7%−18.0 pts
Median age50.327.9+22.4
Male52.2%51.6%+0.7 pts
Female47.8%48.4%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%93.1%−72.0 pts
Black76.0%2.7%+73.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%3.7%−2.4 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other1.4%0.5%+0.9 pts
Median household income$40,649$60,682−$20,033
Per capita income$23,941$29,472−$5,531
Poverty rate26.8%6.9%+19.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.358+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%19.0%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree3.7%2.5%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%1.2%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation51.7%58.6%−6.9 pts
Median home value$63,000$217,900−$154,900
Median gross rent$662$925−$263
Owner-occupied50.8%70.3%−19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%5.1%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%27.3%+0.9 pts
Average commute41.224.9+16.4
Worked from home3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.9%0.0%+13.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025