Fairview, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

240

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

70.6

3.81% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

33.6%

6.49% 1-year decrease

2013 Median Household Income

$45,521

2013 Median Property Value

$52,100

Population & Diversity

Fairview, VA is home to a population of 240 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.08% of Fairview, VA residents were born outside of the country (5 people).

In 2024, there were 1.83 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (152 people) in Fairview, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 83 White (Non-Hispanic) and 5 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairview, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
152 ± 125
White (Non-Hispanic)
83 ± 34
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5 ± 9

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairview, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

2.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

2.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 2.08% of Fairview, VA residents (5 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, VA was 2.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
8 ± 22
World War II
3 ± 9

Fairview, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Housing & Living

Housing

Property

$52,100

Median Property Value 2013

±$91,701

$28

Median Property Taxes

±$53

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$45,521

Median Household Income

± $45,155

Number of Households

± 70

The following chart displays the households in Fairview, VA 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairview, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Fairview, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairview, VA (37 out of 110 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairview, VA is Black, followed by White 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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