Fairview vs West Point

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview and West Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairview and West Point are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairview has the higher population (681 vs 566 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $46,750 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $214,200 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	West Point
Population	681	566
Median age	37.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,750	$55,500
Median home value	$215,400	$214,200
Median gross rent	$755	$616
Housing units	235	300
Homeownership rate	59.1%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	West Point
Population	492 → 681 (+38.4%)	614 → 566 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$42,292 → $46,750 (+10.5%)	$56,354 → $55,500 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$161,500 → $215,400 (+33.4%)	$110,000 → $214,200 (+94.7%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $755 (+29.1%)	$806 → $616 (-23.6%)

Fairview

Population

492681

Median household income

$42,292$46,750

Median home value

$161,500$215,400

Median gross rent

$585$755

West Point

Population

614566

Median household income

$56,354$55,500

Median home value

$110,000$214,200

Median gross rent

$806$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	West Point
Under 5	8.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	7.4%
75 and over	11.5%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.3%	1.1%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	West Point
No high school diploma	21.8%	8.2%
High school graduate	38.9%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	West Point
Drove alone	80.5%	86.4%
Carpooled	15.9%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	West Point
1-unit, detached	77.9%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	West Point
Poverty rate	23.1%	13.4%
Average household size	2.96	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1982	1990