COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Union vs Fairfield
PLACE A
Mount Union, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
Mount Union is 312% larger than Fairfield. Fairfield earns more, with a median household income $15,149 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
MOUNT UNIONFAIRFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,231542+312% vs Fairfield
Population density1,925805+1,120
Population growth-5.7%3.7%−9.4 pts
Median age34.848.4−13.6
Male53.1%47.6%+5.5 pts
Female46.9%52.4%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.5%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%92.4%−3.2 pts
Black5.7%0.0%+5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%1.2%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.6%6.3%−2.8 pts
Median household income$40,625$55,774−$15,149
Per capita income$25,437$29,402−$3,965
Poverty rate26.7%22.1%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.404+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%20.3%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree3.4%8.7%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%8.8%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation59.3%46.0%+13.3 pts
Median home value$98,200$238,200−$140,000
Median gross rent$482$1,018−$536
Owner-occupied51.7%71.0%−19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%6.5%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households27.7%56.0%−28.3 pts
Average commute30.131.6−1.5
Worked from home3.9%8.1%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured7.6%6.2%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025