COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs Norwood
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Norwood, Pennsylvania
Fairfax is 77% smaller than Norwood. Norwood earns more, with a median household income $55,485 higher. Norwood has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -26%).
FAIRFAXNORWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3525,927−77% vs Norwood
Population density4087,618−7,210
Population growth-25.7%0.9%−26.6 pts
Median age50.340.7+9.6
Male52.2%48.6%+3.7 pts
Female47.8%51.4%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%7.0%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%84.9%−63.8 pts
Black76.0%1.0%+75.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%7.3%−6.0 pts
Asian0.2%5.2%−5.0 pts
Other1.4%1.7%−0.3 pts
Median household income$40,649$96,134−$55,485
Per capita income$23,941$39,523−$15,582
Poverty rate26.8%8.2%+18.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.386+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%27.1%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree3.7%7.3%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%8.7%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation51.7%68.9%−17.2 pts
Median home value$63,000$235,000−$172,000
Median gross rent$662$1,409−$747
Owner-occupied50.8%75.7%−24.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%10.1%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%57.6%−29.4 pts
Average commute41.230.0+11.2
Worked from home3.2%7.0%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Uninsured13.9%5.0%+8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025