Fairview is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,850 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairview is the 515th largest community in Pennsylvania.Fairview is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fairview is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairview who work in healthcare (23.01%), management occupations (12.18%), and office and administrative support (9.84%). Of important note, Fairview is also a town of artists. Fairview has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fairview’s character. Also of interest is that Fairview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Fairview is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Fairview really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fairview perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Fairview is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Fairview is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.98% of adults in Fairview have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Fairview in 2022 was $35,708, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,832 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Fairview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
