COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Forest Park
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Forest Park, Birmingham, Alabama
Fairfield is 91% smaller than Forest Park. Forest Park earns more, with a median household income $17,932 higher.
FAIRFIELDFOREST PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population5425,761−91% vs Forest Park
Population density8052,486−1,681
Population growth3.7%––
Median age48.438.0+10.4
Male47.6%46.7%+0.9 pts
Female52.4%53.3%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.1%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%76.0%+16.4 pts
Black0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%2.6%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other6.3%2.7%+3.6 pts
Median household income$55,774$73,706−$17,932
Per capita income$29,402$82,255−$52,853
Poverty rate22.1%10.8%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.566−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%65.8%−45.5 pts
Graduate degree8.7%37.8%−29.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.9%+5.9 pts
Labor force participation46.0%75.4%−29.5 pts
Median home value$238,200$420,070−$181,870
Median gross rent$1,018$1,277−$259
Owner-occupied71.0%42.4%+28.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%11.9%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%57.0%−1.0 pts
Average commute31.617.6+14.0
Worked from home8.1%15.7%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%5.6%+0.6 pts