COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Palestine
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Palestine, Texas
Fairfield is 97% smaller than Palestine. Fairfield earns more, with a median household income $10,793 higher.
FAIRFIELDPALESTINEDIFFERENCE
Total population54219,555−97% vs Palestine
Population density8051,005−200
Population growth3.7%-0.9%+4.6 pts
Median age48.435.7+12.7
Male47.6%51.2%−3.6 pts
Female52.4%48.8%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%9.2%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%45.8%+46.7 pts
Black0.0%26.7%−26.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%24.0%−22.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other6.3%3.4%+3.0 pts
Median household income$55,774$44,981+$10,793
Per capita income$29,402$28,699+$703
Poverty rate22.1%17.6%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.484−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%16.6%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree8.7%5.5%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%7.0%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation46.0%61.7%−15.7 pts
Median home value$238,200$166,000+$72,200
Median gross rent$1,018$1,062−$44
Owner-occupied71.0%54.8%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%13.0%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%48.5%+7.5 pts
Average commute31.620.7+10.9
Worked from home8.1%5.4%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured6.2%19.1%−12.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025