COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Centralia
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Fairfield is 13450% larger than Centralia. Fairfield earns more, with a median household income $32,024 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -50%).
FAIRFIELDCENTRALIADIFFERENCE
Total population5424+13450% vs Centralia
Population density80517+789
Population growth3.7%-50.0%+53.7 pts
Median age48.436.5+11.9
Male47.6%100.0%−52.4 pts
Female52.4%0.0%+52.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%100.0%−7.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Median household income$55,774$23,750+$32,024
Per capita income$29,402$23,111+$6,291
Poverty rate22.1%0.0%+22.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.099+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%0.0%+20.3 pts
Graduate degree8.7%0.0%+8.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%0.0%+8.8 pts
Labor force participation46.0%100.0%−54.0 pts
Median home value$238,200$65,000+$173,200
Median gross rent$1,018$0+$1,018
Owner-occupied71.0%100.0%−29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%0.0%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%––
Average commute31.678.5−46.9
Worked from home8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%0.0%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025