COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairview vs Oil City
PLACE A
Fairview, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Fairview is 16% larger than Oil City. Fairview earns more, with a median household income $18,791 higher. Fairview has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -9%).
FAIRVIEWOIL CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,7629,301+16% vs Oil City
Population density3,4842,070+1,414
Population growth16.9%-8.9%+25.8 pts
Median age37.440.3−2.9
Male52.0%51.1%+0.9 pts
Female48.0%48.9%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born12.8%1.5%+11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.5%93.5%−42.0 pts
Black11.4%0.7%+10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.9%1.4%+22.5 pts
Asian1.5%0.9%+0.7 pts
Other11.7%3.5%+8.2 pts
Median household income$70,107$51,316+$18,791
Per capita income$41,939$28,220+$13,719
Poverty rate17.5%16.6%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%16.5%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree8.6%6.3%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.1%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation67.1%59.9%+7.1 pts
Median home value$427,700$74,100+$353,600
Median gross rent$1,637$821+$816
Owner-occupied42.6%61.3%−18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%15.1%−10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households48.6%46.6%+2.0 pts
Average commute22.717.7+5.0
Worked from home16.1%5.1%+11.0 pts
Public transit to work2.0%0.4%+1.6 pts
Uninsured6.4%3.7%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025