COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Forestdale
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Forestdale, Alabama
Fairfield is 94% smaller than Forestdale. Forestdale earns more, with a median household income $10,795 higher.
FAIRFIELDFORESTDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population5429,742−94% vs Forestdale
Population density8051,444−639
Population growth3.7%2.4%+1.3 pts
Median age48.441.7+6.7
Male47.6%44.5%+3.1 pts
Female52.4%55.5%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%22.3%+70.2 pts
Black0.0%72.8%−72.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%3.9%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other6.3%0.6%+5.7 pts
Median household income$55,774$66,569−$10,795
Per capita income$29,402$32,546−$3,144
Poverty rate22.1%17.8%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.406Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%27.5%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree8.7%9.4%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%5.5%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation46.0%59.8%−13.8 pts
Median home value$238,200$164,000+$74,200
Median gross rent$1,018$1,203−$185
Owner-occupied71.0%69.0%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%8.5%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%46.0%+10.0 pts
Average commute31.626.0+5.6
Worked from home8.1%5.8%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%7.8%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024