COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pleasant Plain vs Fairfield
PLACE A
Pleasant Plain, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Plain is 86% smaller than Fairfield. Pleasant Plain earns more, with a median household income $30,684 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -10%).
PLEASANT PLAINFAIRFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population76542−86% vs Fairfield
Population density75805−730
Population growth-9.7%3.7%−13.4 pts
Median age49.648.4+1.2
Male39.1%47.6%−8.5 pts
Female60.9%52.4%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%92.4%+7.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Median household income$86,458$55,774+$30,684
Per capita income$42,471$29,402+$13,069
Poverty rate6.5%22.1%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2380.404−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%20.3%−9.2 pts
Graduate degree2.8%8.7%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation61.0%46.0%+15.0 pts
Median home value$77,800$238,200−$160,400
Median gross rent$400$1,018−$618
Owner-occupied98.0%71.0%+26.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%56.0%−56.0 pts
Average commute21.631.6−10.1
Worked from home10.0%8.1%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.3%6.2%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025