COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfield vs York
PLACE A
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
York, Pennsylvania
Fairfield is 99% smaller than York. Fairfield earns more, with a median household income $7,354 higher.
FAIRFIELDYORKDIFFERENCE
Total population54245,342−99% vs York
Population density8058,568−7,763
Population growth3.7%2.5%+1.3 pts
Median age48.434.3+14.1
Male47.6%49.7%−2.1 pts
Female52.4%50.3%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%11.1%−10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%33.6%+58.8 pts
Black0.0%24.1%−24.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%36.6%−35.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other6.3%4.7%+1.6 pts
Median household income$55,774$48,420+$7,354
Per capita income$29,402$26,308+$3,094
Poverty rate22.1%21.1%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.444−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%17.5%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree8.7%5.8%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%10.7%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation46.0%66.0%−20.0 pts
Median home value$238,200$119,700+$118,500
Median gross rent$1,018$1,014+$4
Owner-occupied71.0%43.7%+27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%8.3%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%53.1%+2.9 pts
Average commute31.623.1+8.6
Worked from home8.1%10.7%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Uninsured6.2%10.6%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025