COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wright-Patterson AFB vs Fairborn
PLACE A
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Fairborn, Ohio
Wright-Patterson AFB is 96% smaller than Fairborn. Wright-Patterson AFB earns more, with a median household income $27,864 higher. Fairborn has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -14%).
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFBFAIRBORNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,50835,754−96% vs Fairborn
Population density1532,454−2,301
Population growth-13.9%6.7%−20.6 pts
Median age25.435.7−10.3
Male59.6%49.8%+9.8 pts
Female40.4%50.2%−9.8 pts
Foreign-born3.6%5.3%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%77.1%−5.8 pts
Black13.9%9.0%+4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.5%2.8%+5.6 pts
Asian1.2%1.4%−0.2 pts
Other5.2%9.7%−4.5 pts
Median household income$89,615$61,751+$27,864
Per capita income$32,789$37,921−$5,132
Poverty rate7.0%13.7%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2730.430−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%30.2%+7.0 pts
Graduate degree11.5%13.4%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%3.9%+6.9 pts
Labor force participation78.9%66.5%+12.4 pts
Median home value$39,200$175,000−$135,800
Median gross rent$1,422$977+$445
Owner-occupied2.6%51.2%−48.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%6.8%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households20.5%40.5%−20.1 pts
Average commute12.521.2−8.8
Worked from home9.0%9.3%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work9.3%0.1%+9.3 pts
Uninsured4.3%5.8%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024