COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairview vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Fairview, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Fairview and Cheat Lake are close in size. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $46,907 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 17%).
FAIRVIEWCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,76210,902−1% vs Cheat Lake
Population density3,484760+2,724
Population growth16.9%24.3%−7.5 pts
Median age37.440.6−3.2
Male52.0%50.2%+1.8 pts
Female48.0%49.8%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born12.8%4.4%+8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.5%88.8%−37.2 pts
Black11.4%2.9%+8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.9%2.8%+21.1 pts
Asian1.5%1.9%−0.4 pts
Other11.7%3.7%+8.0 pts
Median household income$70,107$117,014−$46,907
Per capita income$41,939$67,787−$25,848
Poverty rate17.5%6.5%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.467Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%61.8%−37.8 pts
Graduate degree8.6%41.4%−32.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.2%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation67.1%71.1%−4.0 pts
Median home value$427,700$367,600+$60,100
Median gross rent$1,637$1,124+$513
Owner-occupied42.6%83.2%−40.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%7.0%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households48.6%49.9%−1.3 pts
Average commute22.723.8−1.1
Worked from home16.1%13.8%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Uninsured6.4%2.9%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024