COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Athens
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Fairfield is 83% smaller than Athens. Fairfield earns more, with a median household income $2,774 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
FAIRFIELDATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population5423,205−83% vs Athens
Population density8051,827−1,022
Population growth3.7%-3.0%+6.7 pts
Median age48.447.0+1.4
Male47.6%57.0%−9.4 pts
Female52.4%43.0%+9.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.6%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%89.2%+3.2 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%5.1%−3.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other6.3%1.9%+4.5 pts
Median household income$55,774$53,000+$2,774
Per capita income$29,402$39,293−$9,891
Poverty rate22.1%12.8%+9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%27.4%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree8.7%11.4%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%9.4%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation46.0%57.4%−11.4 pts
Median home value$238,200$167,200+$71,000
Median gross rent$1,018$842+$176
Owner-occupied71.0%40.6%+30.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%5.5%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%26.7%+29.3 pts
Average commute31.619.1+12.6
Worked from home8.1%2.5%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.2%7.6%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025