COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Olney
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Olney, Texas
Fairfield is 82% smaller than Olney. Fairfield earns more, with a median household income $19,524 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -8%).
FAIRFIELDOLNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population5423,000−82% vs Olney
Population density8051,483−678
Population growth3.7%-8.5%+12.2 pts
Median age48.435.3+13.1
Male47.6%47.0%+0.6 pts
Female52.4%53.0%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%7.3%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%69.3%+23.2 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%22.5%−21.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Other6.3%3.9%+2.4 pts
Median household income$55,774$36,250+$19,524
Per capita income$29,402$29,325+$77
Poverty rate22.1%26.4%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%13.8%+6.5 pts
Graduate degree8.7%4.4%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.4%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation46.0%58.8%−12.8 pts
Median home value$238,200$95,100+$143,100
Median gross rent$1,018$439+$579
Owner-occupied71.0%63.1%+7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%13.7%−7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%22.3%+33.7 pts
Average commute31.612.9+18.7
Worked from home8.1%3.4%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured6.2%22.6%−16.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025