COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs Pleasant Grove
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Fairfield is 99% smaller than Pleasant Grove. Pleasant Grove earns more, with a median household income $45,299 higher. Pleasant Grove has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 4%).
FAIRFIELDPLEASANT GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population54237,773−99% vs Pleasant Grove
Population density8054,111−3,305
Population growth3.7%12.6%−8.8 pts
Median age48.427.8+20.6
Male47.6%51.6%−4.0 pts
Female52.4%48.4%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.5%7.6%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%80.1%+12.3 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%13.1%−11.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other6.3%4.2%+2.2 pts
Median household income$55,774$101,073−$45,299
Per capita income$29,402$39,161−$9,759
Poverty rate22.1%4.6%+17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.399Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%42.0%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree8.7%13.0%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.6%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation46.0%68.7%−22.7 pts
Median home value$238,200$491,000−$252,800
Median gross rent$1,018$1,689−$671
Owner-occupied71.0%66.0%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%4.2%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%34.5%+21.5 pts
Average commute31.621.7+10.0
Worked from home8.1%18.4%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured6.2%9.4%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025