COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairview vs Independence
PLACE A
Fairview, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Independence, Oregon
Fairview is 99% smaller than Independence. Independence earns more, with a median household income $29,125 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 1%).
FAIRVIEWINDEPENDENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population14010,195−99% vs Independence
Population density1923,406−3,214
Population growth0.7%14.4%−13.7 pts
Median age56.330.7+25.6
Male53.3%50.9%+2.5 pts
Female46.7%49.1%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.2%53.1%+46.1 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%38.5%−38.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.8%6.8%−5.9 pts
Median household income$56,250$85,375−$29,125
Per capita income$38,954$31,794+$7,160
Poverty rate5.8%12.5%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.375+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%27.0%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree3.2%6.2%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation61.9%69.2%−7.3 pts
Median home value$133,300$378,800−$245,500
Median gross rent$0$1,665−$1,665
Owner-occupied98.2%54.6%+43.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.4%1.4%+14.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.1%−47.1 pts
Average commute27.524.9+2.5
Worked from home17.2%13.2%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%5.5%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025