COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Jerome
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Jerome, Illinois
Fairfield is 67% smaller than Jerome. Jerome earns more, with a median household income $9,415 higher.
FAIRFIELDJEROMEDIFFERENCE
Total population5421,627−67% vs Jerome
Population density8053,522−2,716
Population growth3.7%2.2%+1.6 pts
Median age48.435.6+12.8
Male47.6%46.4%+1.3 pts
Female52.4%53.6%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.5%4.2%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%85.9%+6.5 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%5.3%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other6.3%3.8%+2.6 pts
Median household income$55,774$65,189−$9,415
Per capita income$29,402$38,779−$9,377
Poverty rate22.1%6.4%+15.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.351+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%29.8%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree8.7%7.1%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.8%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation46.0%74.0%−28.1 pts
Median home value$238,200$127,800+$110,400
Median gross rent$1,018$951+$67
Owner-occupied71.0%70.4%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%6.8%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%21.4%+34.6 pts
Average commute31.619.9+11.7
Worked from home8.1%9.1%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%1.8%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025