Fairview Park, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

1,470

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.8

2.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

4.37% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,778

6.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$104,800

Population & Diversity

Fairview Park, IN is home to a population of 1.47k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.408% of Fairview Park, IN residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 39.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Fairview Park, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 17 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Fairview Park, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairview Park, IN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairview Park, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairview Park, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.39k ± 236
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
35 ± 21
White (Hispanic)
17 ± 16

1.16%

Hispanic Population

17 people

1.16% of the people in Fairview Park, IN are hispanic (17 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairview Park, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

0.408%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 0.408% of Fairview Park, IN residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairview Park, IN was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairview Park, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
27 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 17
Gulf War (2001-)
8 ± 17

Fairview Park, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fairview Park, IN.

Economy

The economy of Fairview Park, IN employs 719 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairview Park, IN were Manufacturing (182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), and Retail Trade (85 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($75,913), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,913), and Manufacturing ($66,375).

Employment

Occupations

719

2024 Value

± 131

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 25.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairview Park, IN grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 694 employees to 719 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairview Park, IN, are Production Occupations (101 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (95 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (62 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairview Park, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

719

2024 Value

± 131

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 25.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairview Park, IN grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 694 employees to 719 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairview Park, IN, are Manufacturing (182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), and Retail Trade (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairview Park, IN, though some of these residents may live in Fairview Park, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,083

Median earning men ± $12,931

$35,370

Median earning women ± $8,197

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,962), Manufacturing ($67,768), and Construction ($55,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,583), Manufacturing ($44,135), and Retail Trade ($41,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairview Park, IN was $104,800 in 2024, which is 0.315 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,300 to $104,800, a 4.12% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fairview Park, IN is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairview Park, IN have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairview Park, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$104,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,514

$460

Median Property Taxes

±$89

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fairview Park, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairview Park, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.3%

Homeownership

2024

60%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.3% of the housing units in Fairview Park, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairview Park, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,778

Median Household Income

± $6,933

654

Number of Households

± 103

In 2024, the median household income of the 654 households in Fairview Park, IN grew to $62,778 from the previous year's value of $58,929.

The following chart displays the households in Fairview Park, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairview Park, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.6%)
Worked At Home (9.78%)
Carpooled (3.63%)

In 2024, 86.6% of workers in Fairview Park, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.78%) and those who carpooled to work (3.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairview Park, IN have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Fairview Park, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairview Park, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairview Park, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairview Park, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairview Park, IN (170 out of 1.47k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairview Park, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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